Custom user background?

[WayneSilver]

Hello,
I have once seen a FreeBSD system with a customized user overlay. I mean the console. After the installation (FreeBSD 8.2).
I see just: myhostname# <and here I can type comands>
But I wanted: root@myhost /usr/home... <and here i can type comands>

Also the function of Pressing the "TAB-key" for auto completing comands does not work...
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How can I change that?

Sorry I'm quite new in that. I hope someone can help me.

Greets

 

[SirDice]

This has nothing to do with the background. It's a prompt setting.

As for tab-completion set your shell to csh or tcsh. The default /bin/sh doesn't have it.

This is my prompt setting for (t)csh:

set prompt="%n@%m:%~%#"

 

[WayneSilver]

Great, it worked.
But how can I change the shell afterwards for a specific user?

 

[SirDice]

Use chsh(1), pw(8) or vipw(8).