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From: cirian@einstein.eds.com (Steve Cirian)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Problems with HP Unix 7.0
Summary: enable long file names with convertfs
Message-ID: <261@einstein.eds.com>
Date: 28 Jan 91 22:41:40 GMT
References: <1991Jan23.011709.6327@agate.berkeley.edu>
Distribution: comp.sys.hp
Organization: EDS/TSD - Troy, MI
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In article <1991Jan23.011709.6327@agate.berkeley.edu>, shahryar@eris.berkeley.edu (Persian Nightmare) writes:
> 
> 	We have a HP 9000 system running HP Unix 7.0.  Unfortunately
> there is only a 11 character limit on filenames, which is bad when
> you install products that have long file names in them.  Anyone
> know why this is occurring?

Yes.

You can allow long file names on the HP 9000 Series 300 running HP-UX 7.0 by
using the convertfs command.  YOU MUST SHUT THE SYSTEM DOWN TO SINGLE USER
MODE FIRST!!!!  If you do not, very nasty things happen.  Read the doco and
man pages for further information before doing this.

Steve Cirian



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