Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!clyde.concordia.ca!nstn.ns.ca!news.cs.indiana.edu!att!linac!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!emory!rsiatl!jgd From: jgd@Dixie.Com (John G. DeArmond) Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386 Subject: Re: Problems with multi-user upgrades (was Re: SECURITY BUG) Message-ID: <6940@rsiatl.Dixie.Com> Date: 14 Feb 91 18:21:26 GMT References: Organization: Rapid Deployment Systems (making go-fast things and things that-go fast) Lines: 36 davidg@aegis.UUCP (Dave McLane) writes: >> It's going to be very interesting to see how fast ISC responds to this >> now... >As a sample of how "fast" ISC responds, I have been trying for a >month to get them to send me a replacement for the disk that was >supposed to update my $2149 Architech Developer to Multi-User. >They won't send me a new disk as they claim that I can't possibly >have the disk as the registration number doesn't include >Fortunately, Michele Steiner at Prog. Con. was a bit more understanding >and has said that she ISC will send her a disk (in a week) and she will >mail it to me. Kudos to Michele, and a big Bronx cheer to ISC. Meanwhile, all you have to do is replace /bin/login with either a public domain version or one from ISC 2.0.2. The login process is the place where the 2 user version checks for the number of users. I've seen no evidence of it being checked anywhere else. Indeed, this is how I upgraded this system. I had a hassle getting the upgrade disk (must be standard company policy) so on a hunch, I tried /bin/login from my previous version of Unix. Voila! So now even though I have the upgrade disk, it is laying on the shelf unopened. If you don't have a public domain login (several have been on the net at various intervals), see me in email and I'll ship you one. John -- John De Armond, WD4OQC | "Purveyors of speed to the Trade" (tm) Rapid Deployment System, Inc. | Home of the Nidgets (tm) Marietta, Ga | {emory,uunet}!rsiatl!jgd |"Politically InCorrect.. And damn proud of it