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From: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org>
To: Gary Crutcher <gcrutcher@datatrek.com>
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Subject: Re: usernames > 8 chars
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On Fri, 24 Nov 1995, Gary Crutcher wrote:

> I have changed a few defines to allow user names > 8 chars and rebuilt my
> kernel.  I also changed the adduser script. I can chgrp, but cannot chown.
> I get an illegal user name error.  Also, I cannot login with the new name.
> 
> Did I forget to do something?
>

	You rebuilt the kernel and changed adduser...did you recompile
and install login? chown?  what define did yu change for the kernel? the
one in /usr/include/utmp.h?


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