VI syntax highlighting as root

[bbeverage]

If I use vi as a regular user it highlights perfectly. If I change to root and edit something it only displays as white background and black text.
Can vi be set to syntax highlight as root just as a regular user?

Thanks in advance,
Brian

[icydog]

I'd like to know how to get this working as well...

[ccrvic]

Originally Posted by bbeverage

Can vi be set to syntax highlight as root just as a regular user?

Yes.

Have a look in /root for any .vimrc files you might find - they'll override /etc/vimrc, which is normally where you'd find the config.

If there's nothing there, have a look through /etc/vimrc to see if there's anything in there that turns off colouring for root...

Vic.

[pete_1967]

Just copy your .vimrc from user to /root, if you use Gvim (aka evim), copy .gvimrc as well. Plugins and extensions etc you can either keep in user space or always install into /usr/share/vim#

[bbeverage]

I made a copy of .vimrc under user and put it in root. changed the owner and group to root. Still not working for root. I also looked through the .vimrc file I can not see anywhere that makes an exception for highlighting as root.

[bbeverage]

here is a copy of the vimrc file:
if v:lang =~ "utf8$" || v:lang =~ "UTF-8$"
set fileencodings=utf-8,latin1
endif

set nocompatible " Use Vim defaults (much better!)
set bs=2 " allow backspacing over everything in insert mode
"set ai " always set autoindenting on
"set backup " keep a backup file
set viminfo='20,\"50 " read/write a .viminfo file, don't store more
" than 50 lines of registers
set history=50 " keep 50 lines of command line history
set ruler " show the cursor position all the time

" Only do this part when compiled with support for autocommands
if has("autocmd")
" In text files, always limit the width of text to 78 characters
autocmd BufRead *.txt set tw=78
" When editing a file, always jump to the last cursor position
autocmd BufReadPost *
\ if line("'\"") > 0 && line ("'\"") <= line("$") |
\ exe "normal! g'\"" |
\ endif
endif

if has("cscope") && filereadable("/usr/bin/cscope")
set csprg=/usr/bin/cscope
set csto=0
set cst
set nocsverb
" add any database in current directory
if filereadable("cscope.out")
cs add cscope.out
" else add database pointed to by environment
elseif $CSCOPE_DB != ""
cs add $CSCOPE_DB
endif
set csverb
endif

" Switch syntax highlighting on, when the terminal has colors
" Also switch on highlighting the last used search pattern.
if &t_Co > 2 || has("gui_running")
syntax on
set hlsearch
endif

if &term=="xterm"
set t_Co=8
set t_Sb=[4%dm
set t_Sf=[3%dm
endif


Thanks,
Brian