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From: tn03@uafhcx.uucp (Tn3270 access)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: pty and/or expect under HP-UX 7.0?
Keywords: pty, expect
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Date: 21 Nov 90 18:09:43 GMT
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Organization: College of Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
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I have been assigned a project wherein I must change passwords
automatically via a cron job.  I have devised a way to do it using
crypt() and nawk, but I would prefer to use pty or expect.  My problem
with pty is portability (sgtty.h) and my problem with expect is Tcl
(tar won't unpack "dir checksum error").  I would like to know if
someone out there has covered this ground before me and would share
the fruit of their efforts.

Second question: would pty help our hanging pty devices?  We get so
many ptys zombified that we have to reboot about once a week to regain
them.  Any ideas on this?

James E. Ward