[SOLVED] proxmox user unable to login via ssh

frippe12573

New Member
Jul 15, 2022
2
0
1
Hi everyone,

I'm a new proxmox user.
I have successfully installed proxmox VE 7.2-3 and I'm deploying 4 different VMs.
During the proxmox installation I configured the root user only.

In the period before the use of proxmox I had Ubuntu server with kvm with only an user belonging the sudoers group to administrate the server.
I wonder if it could be viable a similar config in proxmox.

Thus, I created from the GUI another user and I put it in the 'administrator' group.
Then I tried to login with the new user via ssh, but I got several issues.
I have seen that a home directory was not created, so that I created it by command line and I gave the right (I presume) permissions (755).
So the logging with the new user works but i don't see the normal prompt of the bash:

Last login: Fri Jul 15 12:19:24 2022 from 146.48.94.194
username@servername:~$

but I only see

$

Do you know why?Any hint to solve this issue?
thanks in advance
 
That's probably because of your shell and/or its configuration.
Does it change when you open a different shell, e.g. bash? If yes, you just have to change your default shell with chsh.
There are plenty of resources on the internet on how to customize your prompt, e.g. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Bash/Prompt_customization
 
  • Like
Reactions: datschlatscher

About

The Proxmox community has been around for many years and offers help and support for Proxmox VE, Proxmox Backup Server, and Proxmox Mail Gateway.
We think our community is one of the best thanks to people like you!

Get your subscription!

The Proxmox team works very hard to make sure you are running the best software and getting stable updates and security enhancements, as well as quick enterprise support. Tens of thousands of happy customers have a Proxmox subscription. Get yours easily in our online shop.

Buy now!