Using /etc/bash.bashrc to set system-wide alias

Hi,
I would like to set some system-side aliases and from what I read /etc/bash.bashrc is the correct place to put them.
However, it seems that the root account doesn't load this file.
What is the correct way to define system-wide aliases?
Thanks.

To be more specific, the aliases are not visible when I use a login shell i.e. 'su -'.
According this explanation http://stefaanlippens.net/bashrc_and_others this is correct.
So, do I need to duplicate the aliases in /etc/profile so they are visible from login shells? Or there is a way to define system-wide aliases for
login and non-login shells?
Thx.

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whoops wrote:Do you use the motherboard sound-card?
No.
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Last edited by w1ntermute (2009-07-02 18:11:53)

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