diff --git a/etc/root/dot.login b/etc/root/dot.login
index ce14fb75fb46..a561ef0bbc1d 100644
--- a/etc/root/dot.login
+++ b/etc/root/dot.login
@@ -15,6 +15,4 @@ setenv MANPATH "${MANPATH}:/usr/local/interviews/man"
 # A righteous umask
 umask 22
 
-stty crt erase ^h
-
 [ -x /usr/games/fortune ] && /usr/games/fortune
diff --git a/etc/root/dot.profile b/etc/root/dot.profile
index 92dbe5feda1f..b847b0686e89 100644
--- a/etc/root/dot.profile
+++ b/etc/root/dot.profile
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-#	$Id: dot.profile,v 1.12 1997/02/23 09:21:14 peter Exp $
+#	$Id: dot.profile,v 1.13 1997/03/06 22:24:04 joerg Exp $
 #
 PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
-echo 'erase ^H, kill ^U, intr ^C'
-stty crt erase ^H kill ^U intr ^C
 export PATH
 HOME=/root
 export HOME
diff --git a/sys/dev/syscons/syscons.c b/sys/dev/syscons/syscons.c
index f34d99ebff23..1ce6e8ba81c5 100644
--- a/sys/dev/syscons/syscons.c
+++ b/sys/dev/syscons/syscons.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
  * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
- *  $Id: syscons.c,v 1.206 1997/03/24 11:24:07 bde Exp $
+ *  $Id: syscons.c,v 1.207 1997/03/28 10:11:24 yokota Exp $
  */
 
 #include "sc.h"
@@ -553,6 +553,9 @@ scopen(dev_t dev, int flag, int mode, struct proc *p)
     tp->t_dev = dev;
     if (!(tp->t_state & TS_ISOPEN)) {
 	ttychars(tp);
+        /* Use the current setting of the <-- key as default VERASE. */  
+        /* If the Delete key is preferable, an stty is necessary     */
+        tp->t_cc[VERASE] = key_map.key[0x0e].map[0];
 	tp->t_iflag = TTYDEF_IFLAG;
 	tp->t_oflag = TTYDEF_OFLAG;
 	tp->t_cflag = TTYDEF_CFLAG;
diff --git a/sys/i386/isa/syscons.c b/sys/i386/isa/syscons.c
index f34d99ebff23..1ce6e8ba81c5 100644
--- a/sys/i386/isa/syscons.c
+++ b/sys/i386/isa/syscons.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
  * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
- *  $Id: syscons.c,v 1.206 1997/03/24 11:24:07 bde Exp $
+ *  $Id: syscons.c,v 1.207 1997/03/28 10:11:24 yokota Exp $
  */
 
 #include "sc.h"
@@ -553,6 +553,9 @@ scopen(dev_t dev, int flag, int mode, struct proc *p)
     tp->t_dev = dev;
     if (!(tp->t_state & TS_ISOPEN)) {
 	ttychars(tp);
+        /* Use the current setting of the <-- key as default VERASE. */  
+        /* If the Delete key is preferable, an stty is necessary     */
+        tp->t_cc[VERASE] = key_map.key[0x0e].map[0];
 	tp->t_iflag = TTYDEF_IFLAG;
 	tp->t_oflag = TTYDEF_OFLAG;
 	tp->t_cflag = TTYDEF_CFLAG;
diff --git a/sys/isa/syscons.c b/sys/isa/syscons.c
index f34d99ebff23..1ce6e8ba81c5 100644
--- a/sys/isa/syscons.c
+++ b/sys/isa/syscons.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
  * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
- *  $Id: syscons.c,v 1.206 1997/03/24 11:24:07 bde Exp $
+ *  $Id: syscons.c,v 1.207 1997/03/28 10:11:24 yokota Exp $
  */
 
 #include "sc.h"
@@ -553,6 +553,9 @@ scopen(dev_t dev, int flag, int mode, struct proc *p)
     tp->t_dev = dev;
     if (!(tp->t_state & TS_ISOPEN)) {
 	ttychars(tp);
+        /* Use the current setting of the <-- key as default VERASE. */  
+        /* If the Delete key is preferable, an stty is necessary     */
+        tp->t_cc[VERASE] = key_map.key[0x0e].map[0];
 	tp->t_iflag = TTYDEF_IFLAG;
 	tp->t_oflag = TTYDEF_OFLAG;
 	tp->t_cflag = TTYDEF_CFLAG;