/etc/inputrc does not seem to be recognized as user on Ubuntu 8.04.2 LTS
- by Brian Hogg
On a new installation of Ubuntu 8.04.2 LTS, logging in as a standard user does not maintain the keybindings (whether through sudo su - or direct from ssh). As the root user everything is fine and /root/.inputrc does not exist (only /etc/inputrc) which has its default settings.
In addition setting a ~/.bashrc and ~/.profile to the same as the…