Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!genrad!panda!harvard!husc6!uwvax!caip!cbmvax!grr From: grr@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (George Robbins) Newsgroups: net.unix,net.unix-wizards,net.bugs.uucp Subject: Re: multiple uucp logins sharing uids and hard links to ttys Message-ID: <600@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP> Date: Sat, 9-Aug-86 10:45:40 EDT Article-I.D.: cbmvax.600 Posted: Sat Aug 9 10:45:40 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 11-Aug-86 03:53:57 EDT References: <248@decvax.UUCP> <564@pyramid.UUCP> Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA Lines: 24 Xref: watmath net.unix:8868 net.unix-wizards:19149 net.bugs.uucp:778 In article <564@pyramid.UUCP> csg@pyramid.UUCP (Carl S. Gutekunst) writes: >In article <248@decvax.UUCP> marc@decvax.UUCP (Marc Teitelbaum) writes: >>I've seen a lot on the net recently about both uucp login uids and >>links to tty devices. Some correct observations, and some incorrect. >>Anyway, heres what i know about this topic. If you think i've missed >>something please send me mail first before posting to everyone. > Actually, no one seems to come out and said this, but the new Ultrix processing seems to be what I would call broken, since it imposes arbritrary restrictions not previously in effect on having multiple names (links) for terminals, when in fact earlier versions of unix and ultrix led you to believe that some lines should have multiple names (cul0,cua0,ttyd0...). Fred Avolino has been doing a good job of explaing how to getting around it, over and over again, but DEC's Ultrix should make their feelings know to DEC through whatever channels are available to them. We're still trying to find time to install 1.2, soon now I hope... -- George Robbins - now working with, uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|caip}!cbmvax!grr but no way officially representing arpa: cbmvax!grr@seismo.css.GOV Commodore, Engineering Department fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)