Subject: Re: ps(1) sysv silliness
To: None <tech-userlevel@netbsd.org>
From: ITOH Yasufumi <itohy@netbsd.org>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 06/08/2000 12:41:38
simonb@netbsd.org writes:
> Ummm:
>
> alpha:~ 6> ps Uroot
> PID TT STAT TIME COMMAND
> 198 E0 Is+ 0:00.02 /usr/libexec/getty std.9600 console
> alpha:~ 7> ps -Uroot
> PID TT STAT TIME COMMAND
> 198 E0 Is+ 0:00.02 /usr/libexec/getty std.9600 console
Ummmm,
pino% ps Uroot
ps: rooT: illegal user name
pino%
Does your machine have a user named "rooT"?
> How old is your ps/which release are you running? I didn't touch
> argument processing at all...
About five minutes old.
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ITOH, Yasufumi