Subject: bin/7598: utmp can't deal with usernames > 8 characters
To: None <>
From: Bill Sommerfeld <>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 05/17/1999 17:20:59
>Number:         7598
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       utmp can't deal with usernames > 8 characters
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon May 17 17:20:01 1999
>Originator:     Bill Sommerfeld
>Release:        1.4

	the utmp file format truncates usernames after 8 characters
	run "who" on any system i'm logged in on.
	there are lots of possible fixes, but nothing strikes me as
	"the" clean way to handle it.