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Specifically Ubuntu 16.04 but is there a general way it is set? The reason I ask is that I have several Ubuntu 16.04 installations (VMs on kvm/libvirt/qemu) where nothing specific was done to set this variable at installation and yet they have different values: linux, xterm, xterm-256color and there was one other I can't remember.

I have searched /etc and even opened up initrd in an effort to find where it is set to no avail.

I know it can be set in the user's environment (.profile or .bashrc) but I would prefer to set it globally rather than in numerous places. These systems have existing users so updating /etc/skel/bashrc is only a partial answer.

Senior Geek
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I believe it's the responsibility of the ssh client to set this variable, so look in ssh_config on the client device first. Then the various user files in your home directory.

serverguy
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  • Thanks for the suggestion. I see I should have mentioned that the same client was connecting to all these systems. Anyway, I did check the client and there's nothing setting TERM in ssh_config (or sshd_config for that matter). – Senior Geek Apr 09 '20 at 13:49