Vista - Modify PowerShell prompt when running as admin

Folks,

I'm trying to modify my prompt in PowerShell in case I'm running as
admin, just to signal to be cautious.

What I did is call a "DetectAdmin.ps1" script from my "Profile.ps1".
Part of it seems to work (colouring the background in dark red), but
the prompt function I defined (which should output "PS-ADMIN" instead
of just "PS ") doesn't "catch on" - it just seems to get ignored.

What am I missing??

Here's the code from DetectAdmin.ps1 ("borrowed" from some PowerShell
guru's site and slightly adapted):

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$id = [System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()
$p = New-Object System.Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal($id)

if
($p.IsInRole([System.Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator))
{
$Host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = "ADMIN: " + $Host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle
$Host.UI.RawUI.Backgroundcolor = "DarkRed"

function prompt
{
$id = [System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()

"[PS-ADMIN] - User: " + $id.Name + "`n" + $(Get-Location) + $(if
($nestedpromptlevel -ge 1) { ">>" }) + "> "
}

clear-host
}
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The "$Host.UI.RawUI.Backgroundcolor = DarkRed" seems to get
interpreted, but the "prompt" function I declare doesn't seem to work
- I must be missing something fundamental.......

Thanks for any hints and tips ! (I already read the other threads on
prompts, but those only cover the very basics and didn't help me find
a solution for my particular challenge here).

Marc

On Oct 5, 12:09 pm, Marc Scheuner <no.s...@xxxxxx> wrote:The problem is the scope of your Prompt function; it is limited to the
block of your if statement. Adding "global:" to the name of the
function will put it in the correct scope:

function global:Prompt
{
# your ADMIN prompt code
}

I hope this helps. Run "Get-Help about_scope" for more information
about variable and function scope.

Jeff

Hi Jeff,
Thanks - that's exactly what did it. Must re-read that chapter on
scope, I guess :-)

Marc