diff --git a/src/etc/skel/dot.profile b/src/etc/skel/dot.profile
index 6c5e598632..890cd60778 100644
--- a/src/etc/skel/dot.profile
+++ b/src/etc/skel/dot.profile
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 if [ -n "${_interactive}" ]; then
+	/usr/bin/resizewin -z
 	/etc/rc.initial
 	exit
 fi
diff --git a/src/etc/skel/dot.shrc b/src/etc/skel/dot.shrc
index 5766d9fde0..7a0c56b2f2 100644
--- a/src/etc/skel/dot.shrc
+++ b/src/etc/skel/dot.shrc
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 if [ -n "${_interactive}" ]; then
+	/usr/bin/resizewin -z
 	/etc/rc.initial
 	exit
 fi
diff --git a/src/etc/skel/dot.tcshrc b/src/etc/skel/dot.tcshrc
index 6bae4e499d..dcfbc0cfd2 100644
--- a/src/etc/skel/dot.tcshrc
+++ b/src/etc/skel/dot.tcshrc
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ if ($term == "xterm" || $term == "vt100" || $term == "vt102" || $term == "vt220"
 
 	bindkey "\e[7~" beginning-of-line  # Home rxvt/konsole
 	bindkey "\e[8~" end-of-line        # End rxvt/konsole
+
+	set termtype=`echo ${tty} | /usr/bin/sed 's/[[:digit:]]*$//'`
+	if ("${termtype}" == "ttyu") then
+		alias postcmd '/usr/bin/resizewin'
+	endif
 endif
 
 set http_proxy=`/usr/local/sbin/read_xml_tag.sh string system/proxyurl`