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From: rca@cs.brown.edu (Ronald C.F. Antony)
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Subject: Re: 2.0 Software Problems
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Date: 4 Feb 91 22:48:01 GMT
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>In article <799@mara.cognet.ucla.edu> iwelch@agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch) writes:
>>Here are some problems with the 2.0 software (full-distribution, running on my
>>***		         Unix
>>    ***	su no longer reads /.cshrc and /.login scripts.
>
>Works fine for me.
>
>>	Also, I wonder if Stuart sometimes leaves wrong information
>>	for finger to pick up as to who is logged in.

I take it that you use Stuart. If so, then look at the preferences.
You have to check the "Shell reads .login file" option, if you want
that this actually happens. Also you might need to su - to perform a
full login, look at the man page for su for this.

Ronald
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