I'm trying to change my PS1 using sudo gedit /etc/bashrc and I get messages in the terminal

Question

I used this command to change the PS1 settings

sudo gedit /etc/bashrc

When I change my PS1 settings I get this. See also my question earlier today to see the whole problem I have

(gedit:10788): dconf-WARNING **: failed to commit changes to dconf: Could not connect: Connection refused

See ["Set document metadata failed" when I run sudo gedit](//askubuntu.com/q/798935) for the reason for the message, which is not very serious. However, why on earth are you editing `/etc/bashrc` to set your PS1? — Zanna, Apr 06 '18 at 10:09
@Zanna i saw this on this [tutorial] (https://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-linux-unix-bash-shell-setup-prompt.html) — Ahmed Hanafy El Drawy, Apr 06 '18 at 10:14
Well, you should instead edit your local `~/.bashrc`. But, I think you had better edit your other question and try to explain in more detail how you got into this situation... — Zanna, Apr 06 '18 at 10:28
Please don't post pictures of text. Instead, copy-paste the text, and use the formatting tools to make it look nice. (For more details, see [Why do people post screenshots of their terminals?](https://meta.askubuntu.com/q/8713/301745)) — wjandrea, Apr 17 '18 at 20:02

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 17 '18 at 20:10

This is a bit of an XY problem. You actually need to edit the file ~/.bashrc, not /etc/bash.bashrc.

But if you do need to edit a system file, don't use sudo gedit. Instead use a command-line editor like nano, i.e. sudo nano /etc/bash.bashrc.

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