This seems like it should be obvious, but I'm not having any luck. My name is incorrect in the Azure Cloud Shell, and I'm not sure what setting I need to fix it. The prompt shows: david@Azure and my home dir shows /home/david but David is my middle name, and I go by "JD", so my prompt should show jd@Azure and my home dir shows /home/jd What setting do I need to fix to correct this? (sorry about cruddy tag. I was expecting to find a CLI or Cloud Shell tag, but no luck)

It turns out that the Cloud Shell is a standard Ubuntu shell so all methods for modifying the prompt should work. Here are two examples based on the writeup from VITUX : Use an alternate name: PS1="MyNickname@Azure: " More closely match default colors: PS1="\[\033[01;32m\]MyNickname@Azure\[\033[01;37m\]:~$ " Additional resources: How to Customize your Ubuntu Terminal Prompt (VITUX) How do I rename a directory via the command line? (Ask Ubuntu) PowerShell – Customize the Prompt (Norlunn's Blog)

Well, no luck. I could add some additional details for you, but I don't want to publicly post PII. Is there a way I can DM you?

Azure prompt has wrong name

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kobulloc-MSFT 23,651 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2021-06-23T22:30:02.227+00:00
It turns out that the Cloud Shell is a standard Ubuntu shell so all methods for modifying the prompt should work. Here are two examples based on the writeup from VITUX:

Use an alternate name:

PS1="MyNickname@Azure: "

More closely match default colors:

PS1="\[\033[01;32m\]MyNickname@Azure\[\033[01;37m\]:~$ "

Additional resources:

How to Customize your Ubuntu Terminal Prompt (VITUX)

How do I rename a directory via the command line? (Ask Ubuntu)

PowerShell – Customize the Prompt (Norlunn's Blog)
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JD Morton 26 Reputation points

2021-06-24T20:53:54.223+00:00

Thanks! I appreciate the quick response!

kobulloc-MSFT 23,651 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2021-06-24T22:41:01.297+00:00

No worries! Happy to help!

JD Morton 26 Reputation points

2021-06-25T23:54:28.93+00:00

Oh, I guess that answered half the question (the prompt), but I can't seem to rename the home dir. I'm guessing that has to do with how I used my name when I first signed up for Azure (mumble years ago). Should I just file a support ticket to have that addressed?

kobulloc-MSFT 23,651 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2021-06-26T03:33:32.577+00:00

That's a good question. I want to say that in theory it's taking something from your profile information but changing my first and last name didn't seem to do what I thought it would. I would open a support ticket if that's convenient but I'll also do some investigation on my end.

kobulloc-MSFT 23,651 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2021-06-29T02:23:27.657+00:00

@JD Morton Thank you for being patient! We're experiencing record temperatures here in Redmond and that's caused some delays. The good news is that I did find where your profile is stored once you make a storage account:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-shell/quickstart#set-your-subscription

Your subscription will be remembered for future sessions using /home/<user>/.azure/azureProfile.json.

The bad news is that azureProfile.json is somewhat difficult to navigate and edit (I tried using nano and vim). If editing the .json file in the Cloud Shell ends up being more of a headache than it's worth, I would reach out to support to have it changed. If you need help doing that, please let me know.

JD Morton 26 Reputation points

2021-06-29T11:56:34.29+00:00

Thanks you for the prompt (and detailed) replies! I will investigate the json file and let you know if I was able to resolve it myself.

P.S. - I'm a MSFT alum. I have to tell you that your diligence and responsiveness is a credit to the company. Keep up the good work!

kobulloc-MSFT 23,651 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2021-06-29T14:31:17.283+00:00

No worries! I'm happy to help. Hopefully editing the .json file will work out (and let me know if it doesn't).

Thank you very much for the kind feedback! It is greatly appreciated and always a nice way to start the day.
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