I just deployed a handful of 14.04 systems and I'm noticing that whenever I vim something, vim is already in replace mode.

As I'm used to being in command mode on starting, this is rather disorienting.

Any idea why? I don't see any obvious culprits in /etc/vim/vimrc, but this happens with every user on the system.

Installed relevant packages:

$ aptitude search vim | grep ^i

i   vim                             - Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor

i   vim-common                      - Vi IMproved - Common files

i   vim-nox                         - Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor - with sc

i   vim-runtime                     - Vi IMproved - Runtime files

i   vim-tiny                        - Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor - compact

vim -V output:

# vim -V

chdir(/usr/share/vim)

fchdir() to previous dir

sourcing "$VIM/vimrc"

Searching for "debian.vim" in "/root/.vim,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles,/usr/share/vim/vim74,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/after,/root/.vim/after"

Searching for "/root/.vim/debian.vim"

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/debian.vim"

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vim74/debian.vim"

chdir(/usr/share/vim/vim74)

fchdir() to previous dir

line 10: sourcing "/usr/share/vim/vim74/debian.vim"

finished sourcing /usr/share/vim/vim74/debian.vim

continuing in /usr/share/vim/vimrc

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/after/debian.vim"

Searching for "/root/.vim/after/debian.vim"

chdir(/usr/share/vim/vim74/syntax)

fchdir() to previous dir

line 20: sourcing "/usr/share/vim/vim74/syntax/syntax.vim"

Searching for "syntax/synload.vim" in "/root/.vim,/var/lib/vim/addons,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles,/usr/share/vim/vim74,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/after,/var/lib/vim/addons/after,/root/.vim/after"

Searching for "/root/.vim/syntax/synload.vim"

Searching for "/var/lib/vim/addons/syntax/synload.vim"

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/syntax/synload.vim"

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vim74/syntax/synload.vim"

chdir(/usr/share/vim/vim74/syntax)

fchdir() to previous dir

line 19: sourcing "/usr/share/vim/vim74/syntax/synload.vim"

Searching for "syntax/syncolor.vim" in "/root/.vim,/var/lib/vim/addons,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles,/usr/share/vim/vim74,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/after,/var/lib/vim/addons/after,/root/.vim/after"

Searching for "/root/.vim/syntax/syncolor.vim"

Searching for "/var/lib/vim/addons/syntax/syncolor.vim"

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/syntax/syncolor.vim"

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vim74/syntax/syncolor.vim"

chdir(/usr/share/vim/vim74/syntax)

fchdir() to previous dir

line 21: sourcing "/usr/share/vim/vim74/syntax/syncolor.vim"

finished sourcing /usr/share/vim/vim74/syntax/syncolor.vim

continuing in /usr/share/vim/vim74/syntax/synload.vim

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/after/syntax/syncolor.vim"

Searching for "/var/lib/vim/addons/after/syntax/syncolor.vim"

Searching for "/root/.vim/after/syntax/syncolor.vim"

finished sourcing /usr/share/vim/vim74/syntax/synload.vim

continuing in /usr/share/vim/vim74/syntax/syntax.vim

Searching for "filetype.vim" in "/root/.vim,/var/lib/vim/addons,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles,/usr/share/vim/vim74,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/after,/var/lib/vim/addons/after,/root/.vim/after"

Searching for "/root/.vim/filetype.vim"

Searching for "/var/lib/vim/addons/filetype.vim"

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/filetype.vim"

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vim74/filetype.vim"

chdir(/usr/share/vim/vim74)

fchdir() to previous dir

line 25: sourcing "/usr/share/vim/vim74/filetype.vim"

Searching for "ftdetect/*.vim" in "/root/.vim,/var/lib/vim/addons,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles,/usr/share/vim/vim74,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/after,/var/lib/vim/addons/after,/root/.vim/after"

Searching for "/root/.vim/ftdetect/*.vim"

Searching for "/var/lib/vim/addons/ftdetect/*.vim"

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/ftdetect/*.vim"

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vim74/ftdetect/*.vim"

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/after/ftdetect/*.vim"

Searching for "/var/lib/vim/addons/after/ftdetect/*.vim"

Searching for "/root/.vim/after/ftdetect/*.vim"

not found in 'runtimepath': "ftdetect/*.vim"

finished sourcing /usr/share/vim/vim74/filetype.vim

continuing in /usr/share/vim/vim74/syntax/syntax.vim

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/after/filetype.vim"

Searching for "/var/lib/vim/addons/after/filetype.vim"

Searching for "/root/.vim/after/filetype.vim"

finished sourcing /usr/share/vim/vim74/syntax/syntax.vim

continuing in /usr/share/vim/vimrc

Searching for "syntax/syncolor.vim" in "/root/.vim,/var/lib/vim/addons,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles,/usr/share/vim/vim74,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/after,/var/lib/vim/addons/after,/root/.vim/after"

Searching for "/root/.vim/syntax/syncolor.vim"

Searching for "/var/lib/vim/addons/syntax/syncolor.vim"

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/syntax/syncolor.vim"

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vim74/syntax/syncolor.vim"

chdir(/usr/share/vim/vim74/syntax)

fchdir() to previous dir

line 25: sourcing "/usr/share/vim/vim74/syntax/syncolor.vim"

finished sourcing /usr/share/vim/vim74/syntax/syncolor.vim

continuing in /usr/share/vim/vimrc

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/after/syntax/syncolor.vim"

Searching for "/var/lib/vim/addons/after/syntax/syncolor.vim"

Searching for "/root/.vim/after/syntax/syncolor.vim"

Searching for "filetype.vim" in "/root/.vim,/var/lib/vim/addons,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles,/usr/share/vim/vim74,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/after,/var/lib/vim/addons/after,/root/.vim/after"

Searching for "/root/.vim/filetype.vim"

Searching for "/var/lib/vim/addons/filetype.vim"

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/filetype.vim"

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vim74/filetype.vim"

chdir(/usr/share/vim/vim74)

fchdir() to previous dir

line 36: sourcing "/usr/share/vim/vim74/filetype.vim"

finished sourcing /usr/share/vim/vim74/filetype.vim

continuing in /usr/share/vim/vimrc

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/after/filetype.vim"

Searching for "/var/lib/vim/addons/after/filetype.vim"

Searching for "/root/.vim/after/filetype.vim"

Searching for "ftplugin.vim" in "/root/.vim,/var/lib/vim/addons,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles,/usr/share/vim/vim74,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/after,/var/lib/vim/addons/after,/root/.vim/after"

Searching for "/root/.vim/ftplugin.vim"

Searching for "/var/lib/vim/addons/ftplugin.vim"

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/ftplugin.vim"

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vim74/ftplugin.vim"

chdir(/usr/share/vim/vim74)

fchdir() to previous dir

line 36: sourcing "/usr/share/vim/vim74/ftplugin.vim"

finished sourcing /usr/share/vim/vim74/ftplugin.vim

continuing in /usr/share/vim/vimrc

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/after/ftplugin.vim"

Searching for "/var/lib/vim/addons/after/ftplugin.vim"

Searching for "/root/.vim/after/ftplugin.vim"

Searching for "indent.vim" in "/root/.vim,/var/lib/vim/addons,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles,/usr/share/vim/vim74,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/after,/var/lib/vim/addons/after,/root/.vim/after"

Searching for "/root/.vim/indent.vim"

Searching for "/var/lib/vim/addons/indent.vim"

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/indent.vim"

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vim74/indent.vim"

chdir(/usr/share/vim/vim74)

fchdir() to previous dir

line 36: sourcing "/usr/share/vim/vim74/indent.vim"

finished sourcing /usr/share/vim/vim74/indent.vim

continuing in /usr/share/vim/vimrc

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/after/indent.vim"

Searching for "/var/lib/vim/addons/after/indent.vim"

Searching for "/root/.vim/after/indent.vim"

finished sourcing $VIM/vimrc

chdir(/root)

fchdir() to previous dir

could not source "$HOME/.vimrc"

chdir(/root/.vim)

fchdir() to previous dir

could not source "~/.vim/vimrc"

chdir(/root)

fchdir() to previous dir

could not source "$HOME/.exrc"

Searching for "plugin/**/*.vim" in "/root/.vim,/var/lib/vim/addons,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles,/usr/share/vim/vim74,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/after,/var/lib/vim/addons/after,/root/.vim/after"

Searching for "/root/.vim/plugin/**/*.vim"

Searching for "/var/lib/vim/addons/plugin/**/*.vim"

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/plugin/**/*.vim"

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin/**/*.vim"

chdir(/usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin)

fchdir() to previous dir

sourcing "/usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin/getscriptPlugin.vim"

finished sourcing /usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin/getscriptPlugin.vim

chdir(/usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin)

fchdir() to previous dir

sourcing "/usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin/gzip.vim"

finished sourcing /usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin/gzip.vim

chdir(/usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin)

fchdir() to previous dir

sourcing "/usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin/matchparen.vim"

finished sourcing /usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin/matchparen.vim

chdir(/usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin)

fchdir() to previous dir

sourcing "/usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin/netrwPlugin.vim"

finished sourcing /usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin/netrwPlugin.vim

chdir(/usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin)

fchdir() to previous dir

sourcing "/usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin/rrhelper.vim"

finished sourcing /usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin/rrhelper.vim

chdir(/usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin)

fchdir() to previous dir

sourcing "/usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin/spellfile.vim"

finished sourcing /usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin/spellfile.vim

chdir(/usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin)

fchdir() to previous dir

sourcing "/usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin/tarPlugin.vim"

finished sourcing /usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin/tarPlugin.vim

chdir(/usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin)

fchdir() to previous dir

sourcing "/usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin/tohtml.vim"

finished sourcing /usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin/tohtml.vim

chdir(/usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin)

fchdir() to previous dir

sourcing "/usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin/vimballPlugin.vim"

finished sourcing /usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin/vimballPlugin.vim

chdir(/usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin)

fchdir() to previous dir

sourcing "/usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin/zipPlugin.vim"

finished sourcing /usr/share/vim/vim74/plugin/zipPlugin.vim

Searching for "/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/after/plugin/**/*.vim"

Searching for "/var/lib/vim/addons/after/plugin/**/*.vim"

Searching for "/root/.vim/after/plugin/**/*.vim"

Reading viminfo file "/root/.viminfo" info oldfiles

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