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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Longer Usernames
Date: 25 Feb 1996 22:46:56 GMT
Organization: Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah
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ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz) wrote:
] Terry Lambert (terry@lambert.org) wrote:
] : ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz) wrote:
] : ]
] : ] Is there a relatively easy <grin> way to allow the use of
] : ] longer userids using FreeBSD 2.1?  
] : 
] : Change one header file and recompiler verything that includes it.
] 
] Which header file?

utmp.h (if I rememebr correctly; I may not... this is something
I would never do on purpose).

You can check the archives, since this particular "problem" has
been discussed to death.

                                        Terry Lambert
                                        terry@cs.weber.edu
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