--- /tmp/bashrc	2004-08-05 07:22:47.918289456 +0000
+++ /etc/bash/bashrc	2004-08-05 07:36:43.830211528 +0000
@@ -15,9 +15,36 @@
 fi
 
 # Set colorful PS1 only on colorful terminals
-if dircolors --print-database | grep -Fqx "TERM $TERM"; then
-	PS1='\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h \[\033[01;34m\]\W \$ \[\033[00m\]'
+isroot=$([[ "$EUID" = 0 || "`/bin/whoami`" = 'root' ]] && echo 1)
+iscolour=$(dircolors --print-database | grep -Fx "TERM $TERM")
+isremote="${SSH_CONNECTION}"
+if [ "$iscolour" == "" ]; then
+	if [ "$isroot" == "1" ]; then
+		if [ "$isremote" == "" ]; then	# colourless	root		local
+			PS1='\h \W \$ '
+		else							# colourless	root		remote
+			PS1='!\h! \W \$ '
+		fi
+	else
+		if [ "$isremote" == "" ]; then	# colourless	non-root	local
+			PS1='\u@\h \W \$ '
+		else
+			PS1='\u@!\h! \W \$ '
+		fi
+	fi
 else
-	PS1='\u@\h \W \$ '
+	if [ "$isroot" == "1" ]; then
+		if [ "$isremote" == "" ]; then	# colour		root		local
+			PS1='\[\033[1;31m\]\h \[\033[01;34m\]\W \$ \[\033[0;33;1m\]'
+		else							# colour		root		remote
+			PS1='\[\033[1;33;41m\]!\[\033[0;1;31;4m\]\h\[\033[0;1;33;41m\]!\[\033[0m\] \[\033[01;34m\]\W \$ \[\033[0;33;1m\]'
+		fi
+	else
+		if [ "$isremote" == "" ]; then	# colour		non-root	local
+			PS1='\[\033[01;32m\]\u\[\033[35m\]@\[\033[32m\]\h \[\033[01;34m\]\W \$ \[\033[00m\]'
+		else							# colour		non-root	remote
+			PS1='\[\033[01;32m\]\u\[\033[35m\]@\[\033[1;33;41m\]!\[\033[0;1;32;4m\]\h\[\033[0;1;33;41m\]!\[\033[0m\] \[\033[1;34m\]\W \$ \[\033[0m\]'
+		fi
+	fi
 fi
 export PS1