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Article #1279Problem with finger 1.36
From: Phil Padgett
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 01:34
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 01:34
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We just got and compiled version 1.36 of the finger program. We are running a mixed network consisting of Sun IPX's, ELC's, etc running Sun OS 4.1.3 and DECstations running Ultrix 4.3. The Sun binary was compiled with the gcc compiler. The Dec binary was compiled with both the DEC mips cc and the gcc compiler. Both Dec compilers have the same problem. Configure was run on both platforms. It correctly determined that the Sun's were big endian and the Dec's were little endian. However then finger is typed, the idle time on the Dec's is wrong. It appears in years. Note the following output: User Real Name What Idle TTY Host Console Location littell Ramon Littel 57 yea *p0 mako (:0.0) pdp Phil Padgett *p1 marlin (bstat) statman Chuck Kincaid 4:47 *p0 mullet (128.227.8.68) yang Mark Yang 1:51 *p6 marlin (bluegill) The following is the clients file: amberjack bamboo banana barracuda etc. marlin wirrah yaupon yellowfin The mailhost file contains the following: stat.ufl.edu (this is marlin) The serverhost file contains the follwing: stat.ufl.edu (marlin again) Note that marlin is a 4 processor Sun server also running Sun OS 4.1.3. It contains the mail spool which is amd mounted to the clients (mail is forwarded there for processing). Everyone's account contains a .forward file with username@stat.ufl.edu. Any suggestion on the problem with incorrect idle time would be appreciated. Phil Padgett pdp@stat.ufl.edu
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Newsgroups: gnu.utils.bug Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!agate!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!stat.ufl.edu!pdp From: pdp@stat.ufl.edu (Phil Padgett) Subject: Problem with finger 1.36 Message-ID: <9301080134.AA07499@stat.ufl.edu> Sender: gnulists@ai.mit.edu Organization: GNUs Not Usenet Distribution: gnu Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 01:34:27 GMT Approved: bug-gnu-utils@prep.ai.mit.edu Lines: 46