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From: julie@levell.austin.ibm.com (Julie A. Levell)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: long delay
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Date: 17 Jun 91 19:52:28 GMT
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In article <91167.093627CALT@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU> CALT@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU writes:
>My machines here are running AIX 3.1.5. Sometimes when I try to log in, after
>I type my username at the login prompt, it takes MINUTES (!) to get the
>password prompt. As I checked, no one is running any big jobs on the machine.
>And somtimes, I found even no one was currently logged on. As I recalled, it
>occurs only after the installation of the 3005. Does anyone have the same
>problem or similar?

If you have a large passwd file, there will be problems.  Call defect support
and request apar ix20305 for your level (3005).  You should see a REAL 
improvement in login time, if this was your problem in the first place.

This goes for anyone with a large /etc/passwd file, it really helps.

>Ching Shih
>shih@cithex.bitnet
>shih@cithe1.cithep.caltech.edu

Later,
Julie
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