Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 19:55:56 +0200 From: Wolfram Schneider <wosch@cs.tu-berlin.de> To: James Raynard <fhackers@jraynard.demon.co.uk> Cc: tom@sdf.com, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Longer usernames? Message-ID: <199606211755.TAA01148@campa.panke.de> In-Reply-To: <199606210151.BAA06421@jraynard.demon.co.uk> References: <199606202059.WAA00487@campa.panke.de> <199606210151.BAA06421@jraynard.demon.co.uk>
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James Raynard writes: >> Unfortunately our libc mixed MAXLOGNAME and UT_NAMESIZE. > >I think you'll find libc only uses UT_NAMESIZE when it has to interact >with NIS. getlogin(2) (which use MAXLOGNAME) is a system call, all other functions are libraries or user programs (*). (*) except ps(1), strange. Wolfram
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