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From: John Beukema <john@gateway.net.hk>
To: Bradley Dunn <bradley@dunn.org>
cc: John Capo <jc@irbs.com>, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Ugh...long usernames
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On Tue, 3 Dec 1996, Bradley Dunn wrote:

> On Tue, 3 Dec 1996, John Capo wrote:
> 
> > /usr/src/include/protocols/rwhod.h:    char    out_name[8];            /* user id */
> 
> This is the same as in BSD/OS. I think changing this would maybe break
> rwho?
> 
> > /usr/include/stdio.h:#define L_cuserid       9       /* size for cuserid(); UT_NAMESIZE + 1 */
> 
> In BSD/OS this is UT_NAMESIZE (ie 16). Anyone know why the +1?

UT_NAMESIZE in utmp.h is used as an array of char. The +1 is for the '\0' 
to make it a cstring.
 > 
> -BD
> 
> 
jbeukema