[Bug 1406980] [NEW] /etc/profile does not get sourced when logging into a terminal window

[hufemj]

Public bug reported:

I wanted to change the command prompt and so made the following change
within /etc/bash.bashrc:

#PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\u@\h:\w\$ '
PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\h:\w\$ '

When a terminal window is opened, the prompt is unchanged from the
original. If I reboot, login and again open a terminal window the prompt
is still unchanged. However, manually executing the following from the
terminal window changes the prompt as desired:

source /etc/profile

It seems that /etc/profile is not automatically run when the terminal
window is first opened.

>From the documentation I've seen
(https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EnvironmentVariables,
http://bencane.com/2013/09/16/understanding-a-little-more-about-
etcprofile-and-etcbashrc/ and other posts), /etc/bash.bashrc should be
executed from /etc/profile during a terminal login.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:0.220.6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-43.72-generic 3.13.11.11
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-43-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
Architecture: amd64
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Thu Jan  1 14:36:48 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-12 (111 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
Symptom: dist-upgrade
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug dist-upgrade trusty

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Title:
  /etc/profile does not get sourced when logging into a terminal window

Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I wanted to change the command prompt and so made the following change
  within /etc/bash.bashrc:

  #PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\u@\h:\w\$ '
  PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\h:\w\$ '

  When a terminal window is opened, the prompt is unchanged from the
  original. If I reboot, login and again open a terminal window the
  prompt is still unchanged. However, manually executing the following
  from the terminal window changes the prompt as desired:

  source /etc/profile

  It seems that /etc/profile is not automatically run when the terminal
  window is first opened.

  From the documentation I've seen
  (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EnvironmentVariables,
  http://bencane.com/2013/09/16/understanding-a-little-more-about-
  etcprofile-and-etcbashrc/ and other posts), /etc/bash.bashrc should be
  executed from /etc/profile during a terminal login.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:0.220.6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-43.72-generic 3.13.11.11
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-43-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Thu Jan  1 14:36:48 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-12 (111 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  Symptom: dist-upgrade
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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