Index: utils/kamctl/kamdbctl.base
--- utils/kamctl/kamdbctl.base.orig
+++ utils/kamctl/kamdbctl.base
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ mdbg() {
 
 mwarn() {
 	if [ -t 1 -a -z "$NOHLPRINT" ] ; then
-		echo -e '\E[37;32m'"\033[1mWARNING: $1\033[0m"
+		echo -e '\033[37;32m'"\033[1mWARNING: $1\033[0m"
 	else
 		echo "** WARNING: $1"
 	fi
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ mwarn() {
 
 minfo() {
 	if [ -t 1 -a -z "$NOHLPRINT" ] ; then
-		echo -e '\E[37;33m'"\033[1mINFO: $1\033[0m"
+		echo -e '\033[37;33m'"\033[1mINFO: $1\033[0m"
 	else
 		echo "** INFO: $1"
 	fi
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ mecho() {
 
 merr() {
 	if [ -t 1 -a -z "$NOHLPRINT" ] ; then
-		echo -e '\E[37;31m'"\033[1mERROR: $1\033[0m"
+		echo -e '\033[37;31m'"\033[1mERROR: $1\033[0m"
 	else
 		echo "** ERROR: $1"
 	fi