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Re: using adduser

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Greg Hudson)
Sat Feb 3 16:11:34 1996

To: vpnguyen@MIT.EDU
Cc: netbsd-help@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: Your message of Sat, 03 Feb 96 16:05:41 -0500.
             <199602032105.QAA00380@cowboys.MIT.EDU> 
Date: Sat, 03 Feb 96 16:07:35 EST
From: Greg Hudson <ghudson@MIT.EDU>

> cowboys# adduser
> Scalar found where operator expected at (eval 55) line 3, near "*($f"
>         (Missing operator before $f?)
> Scalar found where operator expected at (eval 56) line 3, near "*($p"
>         (Missing operator before $p?)
> Operator or semicolon missing before &L at (eval 99) line 1.
> Ambiguious use of & resolved as operator & at (eval 99) line 1.
> Operator or semicolon missing before &L at (eval 100) line 1.
> Ambiguious use of & resolved as operator & at (eval 100) line 1.

> Do you have any idea what is wrong?

(I believe the script should work anyway.)

There's a problem with perl as installed by the NetBSD 1.1
installation.  We're not exactly sure how to fix it yet, but it will
hopefully be fixed in the upcoming patch release, or worked around in
the adduser script.


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