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From: thompson@PAN.SSEC.HONEYWELL.COM (John Thompson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: re: crp does not work + passwd wrong type
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Date: 13 May 91 23:11:08 GMT
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> We have following problem with crp:
> 
> % cpr -on //node_name 
> ?(spmlogin) Error setting process name - Insufficient rights (OS/naming server)
> login:
> 
> After that it works fine, but where does that Insufficient rights come
> from??? 
> It is same thing when you add -me on crp.

The problem is the ACLS (rights) on the `node_data/proc_dir directory.  This
directory holds the names of the processes, if they decide to name themselves
(CRP processes name themselves 'username.nodenum', unless you give them an
alternate name).  This means that the directory must be writable by everyone.
This is yet another place where /sys/node_data (normal resolution of `node_data) 
can give Unix people a headache.  It's in a system area, but it needs to be open
in order to work....

(BTW:  You used to be able to name processes by using 'ctob' to catalog the
UID returned by ps(t) as `node_data/proc_dir/processname.  You can't any more.
The command works, but doesn't change the name.  You need to use the unsupported
pm_$set_my_name() procedure.  (There's also pm_$set_name() for setting any 
process' name, if you know how to use it....)

-- jt --
John Thompson       (I'M ENGAGED!!!!)
Honeywell, SSEC
Plymouth, MN  55441
thompson@pan.ssec.honeywell.com

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