Re: Cannot install lilypond on a shared Hostmonster server

[Mike]

> >> > [~]# bash lilypond_install/lilypond-2.18.2-1.linux-64.sh --prefix
lilypond
> >>   ^^^^
> >> I can't understand this. It looks like root's prompt, not a user's.
> > 
> > It's just my user's prompt. It shows that I'm in my home dir.
> 
> Are you sure?  The `#' sign usually indicates a super-user shell,
> while `$' indicates a normal user.  I thus would expect
> 
>   [~]$
> 
> instead.

Uhm... it's just a convention isn't it? I'm pretty sure I am not a
superuser. How can I verify it?

[~]# echo $PS1
[\w]#
[~]#