diff --git a/src/main.tsx b/src/main.tsx
index 6e35ec2e..f85ac1f1 100644
--- a/src/main.tsx
+++ b/src/main.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import cn from "classnames"
 import {TermWrap} from "./term";
 import type {SessionDataType, LineType, CmdDataType, RemoteType, RemoteStateType, RemoteInstanceType} from "./types";
 import localizedFormat from 'dayjs/plugin/localizedFormat';
-import {GlobalModel, GlobalInput, Session, Cmd, Window, Screen, ScreenWindow} from "./model";
+import {GlobalModel, GlobalInput, Session, Cmd, Window, Screen, ScreenWindow, riToRPtr} from "./model";
 
 dayjs.extend(localizedFormat)
 
@@ -54,24 +54,27 @@ function getLineId(line : LineType) : string {
     return sprintf("%s-%s-%s", line.sessionid, line.windowid, line.lineid);
 }
 
-function getRemoteStr(remote : RemoteType) : string {
-    if (remote == null) {
-        return "(no remote)";
+function makeFullRemoteRef(ownerName : string, remoteRef : string, name : string) : string {
+    if (isBlank(ownerName) && isBlank(name)) {
+        return remoteRef;
     }
-    if (remote.remotevars.local) {
-        return sprintf("%s@%s", remote.remotevars.user, "local");
+    if (!isBlank(ownerName) && isBlank(name)) {
+        return ownerName + ":" + remoteRef;
     }
-    let hoststr = "";
-    if (remote.remotevars.sudo) {
-        hoststr = sprintf("sudo@%s@%s", remote.remotevars.user, remote.remotevars.host)
+    if (isBlank(ownerName) && !isBlank(name)) {
+        return remoteRef + ":" + name;
     }
-    else {
-        hoststr = sprintf("%s@%s", remote.remotevars.user, remote.remotevars.host)
+    return ownerName + ":" + remoteRef + ":" + name;
+}
+
+function getRemoteStr(rptr : RemotePtrType) : string {
+    if (rptr == null || isBlank(rptr.remoteid)) {
+        return "(invalid remote)";
     }
-    if (remote.remotevars.alias) {
-        return sprintf("(%s) %s", remote.remotevars.alias, hoststr)
-    }
-    return hoststr;
+    let username = (isBlank(rptr.ownerid) ? null : GlobalModel.resolveUserIdToName(rptr.ownerid));
+    let remoteRef = GlobalModel.resolveRemoteIdToRef(rptr.remoteid);
+    let fullRef = makeFullRemoteRef(username, remoteRef, rptr.name);
+    return fullRef;
 }
 
 function replaceHomePath(path : string, homeDir : string) : string {
@@ -141,6 +144,28 @@ class LineText extends React.Component<{sw : ScreenWindow, line : LineType}, {}>
     }
 }
 
+@mobxReact.observer
+class Prompt extends React.Component<{rptr : RemotePtrType, rstate : RemoteStateType}, {}> {
+    render() {
+        let remote : RemoteType = null;
+        if (this.props.rptr && !isBlank(this.props.rptr.remoteid)) {
+            remote = GlobalModel.getRemote(this.props.rptr.remoteid);
+        }
+        let remoteStr = getRemoteStr(this.props.rptr);
+        let cwd = getCwdStr(remote, this.props.rstate);
+        let isRoot = false;
+        if (remote && remote.remotevars) {
+            if (remote.remotevars["sudo"] || remote.remotevars["bestuser"] == "root") {
+                isRoot = true;
+            }
+        }
+        let className = (isRoot ? "term-bright-red" : "term-bright-green");
+        return (
+            <span className="term-bright-green">[{remoteStr}] {cwd} {isRoot ? "#" : "$"}</span>
+        );
+    }
+}
+
 @mobxReact.observer
 class LineCmd extends React.Component<{sw : ScreenWindow, line : LineType, width : number, interObs : IntersectionObserver, initVis : boolean, cmdRefNum : number}, {}> {
     termLoaded : mobx.IObservableValue<boolean> = mobx.observable.box(false);
@@ -240,11 +265,11 @@ class LineCmd extends React.Component<{sw : ScreenWindow, line : LineType, width
                 </div>
             );
         }
-        let promptStr = getRemoteStr(remote);
+        let remoteStr = getRemoteStr(cmd.remote);
         let cwd = getCwdStr(remote, cmd.getRemoteState());
         return (
             <div className="metapart-mono cmdtext">
-                <span className="term-bright-green">[{promptStr} {cwd}]</span> {cmd.getSingleLineCmdText()}
+                <Prompt rptr={cmd.remote} rstate={cmd.getRemoteState()}/> {cmd.getSingleLineCmdText()}
             </div>
         );
     }
@@ -464,8 +489,10 @@ class CmdInput extends React.Component<{}, {}> {
         }
         let win = GlobalModel.getActiveWindow();
         let ri : RemoteInstanceType = null;
+        let rptr : RemotePtrType = null;
         if (win != null) {
             ri = win.getCurRemoteInstance();
+            rptr = win.curRemote.get();
         }
         console.log("cmd-input remote", ri);
         let remote : RemoteType = null;
@@ -474,8 +501,7 @@ class CmdInput extends React.Component<{}, {}> {
             remote = GlobalModel.getRemote(ri.remoteid);
             remoteState = ri.state;
         }
-        console.log("lookup remote", remote);
-        let promptStr = getRemoteStr(remote);
+        let remoteStr = getRemoteStr(rptr);
         let cwdStr = getCwdStr(remote, remoteState);
         let infoMsg = GlobalModel.infoMsg.get();
         let infoShow = GlobalModel.infoShow.get();
@@ -525,12 +551,12 @@ class CmdInput extends React.Component<{}, {}> {
                 </div>
                 <div className="cmd-input-context">
                     <div className="has-text-white">
-                        <span className="bold term-bright-green">[{promptStr} {cwdStr}]</span>
+                        <Prompt rptr={rptr} rstate={remoteState}/>
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <div className="cmd-input-field field has-addons">
                     <div className="control cmd-quick-context">
-                        <div className="button is-static">{promptStr}</div>
+                        <div className="button is-static">{remoteStr}</div>
                     </div>
                     <div className="control cmd-input-control is-expanded">
                         <textarea id="main-cmd-input" rows={displayLines} value={curLine} onKeyDown={this.onKeyDown} onChange={this.onChange} className="textarea"></textarea>
diff --git a/src/model.ts b/src/model.ts
index e7e41f3f..ca138691 100644
--- a/src/model.ts
+++ b/src/model.ts
@@ -21,16 +21,23 @@ function remotePtrToString(rptr : RemotePtrType) : string {
     if (rptr == null || isBlank(rptr.remoteid)) {
         return null;
     }
-    if (isBlank(rptr.owneruserid) && isBlank(rptr.name)) {
+    if (isBlank(rptr.ownerid) && isBlank(rptr.name)) {
         return rptr.remoteid;
     }
-    if (!isBlank(rptr.owneruserid) && isBlank(rptr.name)) {
-        return sprintf("@%s:%s", rptr.owneruserid, rptr.remoteid)
+    if (!isBlank(rptr.ownerid) && isBlank(rptr.name)) {
+        return sprintf("@%s:%s", rptr.ownerid, rptr.remoteid)
     }
-    if (isBlank(rptr.owneruserid) && !isBlank(rptr.name)) {
+    if (isBlank(rptr.ownerid) && !isBlank(rptr.name)) {
         return sprintf("%s:%s", rptr.remoteid, rptr.name)
     }
-    return sprintf("@%s:%s:%s", rptr.owneruserid, rptr.remoteid, rptr.name)
+    return sprintf("@%s:%s:%s", rptr.ownerid, rptr.remoteid, rptr.name)
+}
+
+function riToRPtr(ri : RemoteInstanceType) : RemotePtrType {
+    if (ri == null) {
+        return null;
+    }
+    return {ownerid: ri.ownerid, remoteid: ri.remoteid, name: ri.name};
 }
 
 type KeyModsType = {
@@ -69,6 +76,7 @@ function ces(s : string) {
 
 class Cmd {
     sessionId : string;
+    remote : RemotePtrType;
     remoteId : string;
     cmdId : string;
     data : OV<CmdDataType>;
@@ -77,7 +85,7 @@ class Cmd {
     constructor(cmd : CmdDataType) {
         this.sessionId = cmd.sessionid;
         this.cmdId = cmd.cmdid;
-        this.remoteId = cmd.remoteid;
+        this.remote = cmd.remote;
         this.data = mobx.observable.box(cmd, {deep: false});
     }
 
@@ -135,10 +143,10 @@ class Cmd {
         }
         let data = this.data.get();
         let inputPacket = {
-            type: "input",
+            type: "feinput",
             ck: this.sessionId + "/" + this.cmdId,
             inputdata: btoa(event.key),
-            remoteid: this.remoteId,
+            remote: this.remote,
         };
         GlobalModel.sendInputPacket(inputPacket);
     }
@@ -534,14 +542,14 @@ class Session {
         }
         for (let i=0; i<this.remoteInstances.length; i++) {
             let rdata = this.remoteInstances[i];
-            if (rdata.windowid == windowId && rdata.remoteid == rptr.remoteid && rdata.remoteowneruserid == rptr.owneruserid && rdata.name == rptr.name) {
+            if (rdata.windowid == windowId && rdata.remoteid == rptr.remoteid && rdata.remoteownerid == rptr.ownerid && rdata.name == rptr.name) {
                 return rdata;
             }
         }
         let remote = GlobalModel.getRemote(rptr.remoteid);
         if (remote != null) {
             return {riid: "", sessionid: this.sessionId, windowid: windowId,
-                    remoteowneruserid: rptr.owneruserid, remoteid: rptr.remoteid, name: rptr.name,
+                    remoteownerid: rptr.ownerid, remoteid: rptr.remoteid, name: rptr.name,
                     state: remote.defaultstate};
         }
         return null;
@@ -1302,6 +1310,21 @@ class Model {
     sendInputPacket(inputPacket : any) {
         this.ws.pushMessage(inputPacket);
     }
+
+    resolveUserIdToName(userid : string) : string {
+        return "@[unknown]"
+    }
+
+    resolveRemoteIdToRef(remoteId : string) {
+        let remote = this.getRemote(remoteId)
+        if (remote == null) {
+            return "[unknown]";
+        }
+        if (!isBlank(remote.remotealias)) {
+            return remote.remotealias;
+        }
+        return remote.remotecanonicalname;
+    }
 }
 
 class InputClass {
@@ -1338,6 +1361,6 @@ if ((window as any).GlobalModal == null) {
 GlobalModel = (window as any).GlobalModel;
 GlobalInput = (window as any).GlobalInput;
 
-export {Model, Session, Window, GlobalModel, GlobalInput, Cmd, Screen, ScreenWindow};
+export {Model, Session, Window, GlobalModel, GlobalInput, Cmd, Screen, ScreenWindow, riToRPtr};
 
 
diff --git a/src/sh2.less b/src/sh2.less
index c37521e8..88a0d781 100644
--- a/src/sh2.less
+++ b/src/sh2.less
@@ -646,6 +646,10 @@ body .xterm .xterm-viewport {
     color: #8ae234;
 }
 
+.term-bright-red {
+    color: #ef2929;
+}
+
 .monofont-thin {
     font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
     font-weight: 200;
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index ed1d2461..e998ada6 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ type RemoteInstanceType = {
     name : string,
     sessionid : string,
     windowid : string,
-    remoteowneruserid : string,
+    remoteownerid : string,
     remoteid : string,
     state : RemoteStateType,
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ type RemoteInstanceType = {
 }
 
 type RemotePtrType = {
-    owneruserid : string,
+    ownerid : string,
     remoteid : string,
     name : string,
 };
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ type CmdDonePacketType = {
 type CmdDataType = {
     sessionid : string,
     cmdid : string,
-    remoteid : string,
+    remote : RemotePtrType,
     cmdstr : string,
     remotestate : RemoteStateType,
     termopts : TermOptsType,