Change the promt for user root in RED
# vim .bashrc # You can find this file in /root Uncomment the following line #force_color_prompt=yes force_color_prompt=yes Add this line in to the file PS1=’${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[01;31m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\$ ‘ Next time the command will be red.