Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!sunybcs!planck!yearke
From: yearke@planck.uucp (Dave Yearke)
Newsgroups: comp.bugs.sys5
Subject: Re: whoami
Summary: There is a fix for AT&T machines.
Message-ID: <1989Sep4.040815.3758@planck.uucp>
Date: 4 Sep 89 04:08:15 GMT
References: <1989Aug30.023006.25440@i88.isc.com>
Reply-To: yearke@planck.UUCP (Dave Yearke)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Calspan Advanced Technology Center
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In article <1989Aug30.023006.25440@i88.isc.com> fvd@i88.isc.com (Falgun V. Dave) writes:
>Problem found with "whoami" command for SYS V.
>
>When the login id is 8 characters long and if 
>that person does "whoami" - nothing is responded 
>and "whoami" slintly returns the prompt.
>
>If login id is less than 8 characters than there 
>is no problem.
>
>Has anybody encountered this problem ?
>What is the possible solution ?

If you have an AT&T computer, you can get a fix by calling the hotline.  The
fix for this bug is included with a much more important bug fix for the
"passwd" program.  I would contact your vendor if you don't have AT&T
equipment.

-- 
                Dave Yearke, Calspan Advanced Technology Center
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