[609] in Moira
Problem with Moira
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (finagler@Athena.MIT.EDU)
Mon May 17 14:01:01 1993
From: finagler@Athena.MIT.EDU
To: accounts@Athena.MIT.EDU
Cc: bug-moira@Athena.MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 17 May 93 14:00:39 EDT
Hi. I am trying to change e-mail address in the mailing list "eit" and
in the mailing list "drool" (it's the same STRING entry in both lists)
from "Elliott 'ote' Bradshaw <ote@ote.vis.com>" to "Elliott ''ote''
Bradshaw <ebradshaw@vis.com>". Using blanche, I was able to add the new
address, but cannot erase the old one. Could you please manually erase
these two occurences of the "ote@ote.vis.com" address in the lists "EIT"
and "DROOL" please?
For the bug-moira people, I've enclosed the OLC log file addressing this
question, which should have all necessary information.
Thanks,
Brad
------------ Begin included log file ----------
Log Initiated for user Brad Rhodes (finagler@E40-008-10.MIT.EDU [0]).
[Mon 17-May-93 11:51am]
Topic: other
Question:
I am trying to update someone's e-mail address on a list and am getting
the following error in deleting the old address:
% blanche eit | grep Elliott
Elliott ''ote'' Bradshaw <ebradshaw@vis.com>
Elliott 'ote' Bradshaw <ote@ote.vis.com>
% blanche eit -d "Elliott 'ote' Bradshaw <ote@ote.vis.com>"
blanche: Unknown string while deleting member Elliott 'ote' Bradshaw <ote@ote.vi
s.com> from eit
I am getting similar problems using listmaint. How can I delete this entry?
___________________________________________________________
--- Question grabbed by consultant wchuang@MOMONEY.MIT.EDU [1].
[Mon 17-May-93 12:16pm]
*** Reply from consultant wchuang@MOMONEY.MIT.EDU [1].
[Mon 17-May-93 12:19pm]
Hello, Brad...
In "listmaint", did you choose "6. (members)..." and then choose "2"
for remove?
You should specify type STRING,
and give the name "ote@ote.vis.com"
--- User finagler read reply.
[Mon 17-May-93 12:19pm]
*** Reply from user finagler@E40-008-10.MIT.EDU [0].
[Mon 17-May-93 12:20pm]
I did that, here's what it said:
Command: 2
Remove a member from this list
Type of member (KERBEROS, LIST, STRING, USER) [user]: string
Name of STRING to delete [finagler]: ote@ote.vis.com
Are you sure you want to delete this member? [n]: y
listmaint: Unknown string in DeleteMember
Command:
*** Reply from consultant wchuang@MOMONEY.MIT.EDU [1].
[Mon 17-May-93 12:21pm]
Put quotes around it...
--- User finagler read reply.
[Mon 17-May-93 12:21pm]
*** Reply from consultant wchuang@MOMONEY.MIT.EDU [1].
[Mon 17-May-93 12:21pm]
And use STRING instead of string
--- User finagler read reply.
[Mon 17-May-93 12:21pm]
*** Reply from user finagler@E40-008-10.MIT.EDU [0].
[Mon 17-May-93 12:23pm]
Same error:
Command: 2
Remove a member from this list
Type of member (KERBEROS, LIST, STRING, USER) [user]: STRING
Name of STRING to delete [finagler]: "ote@ote.vis.com"
Are you sure you want to delete this member? [n]: y
listmaint: Unknown string in DeleteMember
Command: 2
Remove a member from this list
Type of member (KERBEROS, LIST, STRING, USER) [user]: STRING
Name of STRING to delete [finagler]: 'ote@ote.vis.com'
Are you sure you want to delete this member? [n]: y
listmaint: Unknown string in DeleteMember
Command:
*** Reply from consultant wchuang@MOMONEY.MIT.EDU [1].
[Mon 17-May-93 12:25pm]
Sigh... Try using the full thingamajig, in double quotes and without:
Elliott 'ote' Bradshaw <ote@ote.vis.com>
--- User finagler read reply.
[Mon 17-May-93 12:29pm]
*** Reply from user finagler@E40-008-10.MIT.EDU [0].
[Mon 17-May-93 12:32pm]
You mean like this?:
Command: 2
Remove a member from this list
Type of member (KERBEROS, LIST, STRING, USER) [user]: STRING
Name of STRING to delete [finagler]: "Elliott 'ote' Bradshaw <ote@ote.vis.com>"
Are you sure you want to delete this member? [n]: y
listmaint: Unknown string in DeleteMember
Command:
*** Reply from consultant wchuang@MOMONEY.MIT.EDU [1].
[Mon 17-May-93 12:32pm]
Hmmm... try it without the double quotes, then?
This is odd.
--- User finagler read reply.
[Mon 17-May-93 12:32pm]
*** Reply from user finagler@E40-008-10.MIT.EDU [0].
[Mon 17-May-93 12:35pm]
Nope. Same thing without the double-quotes.
My guess is that it has to do with the single quotes around "'ote'". When
I added the new copy, I had single quotes in the name but it parsed
it into double quotes automatically.
*** Reply from consultant wchuang@MOMONEY.MIT.EDU [1].
[Mon 17-May-93 12:35pm]
This is awful :(
Try using \' for the single quotes.
--- User finagler read reply.
[Mon 17-May-93 12:36pm]
*** Reply from user finagler@E40-008-10.MIT.EDU [0].
[Mon 17-May-93 12:39pm]
Nope. Doesn't work with \'ote\', with or without the whole string
in double-quotes.
*** Reply from consultant wchuang@MOMONEY.MIT.EDU [1].
[Mon 17-May-93 12:40pm]
Hmmm... maybe you should talk to the accounts consultants and have
them manually nuke it.
--- User finagler read reply.
[Mon 17-May-93 12:41pm]
*** Reply from user finagler@E40-008-10.MIT.EDU [0].
[Mon 17-May-93 12:41pm]
What's their e-mail address? Also, should I or you send a copy of this OLC
log to bug-moira?
*** Reply from consultant wchuang@MOMONEY.MIT.EDU [1].
[Mon 17-May-93 12:43pm]
You probably want to go ahead and send it...
You can save this to file with "replay -file filename" at the olc> prompt.
Their e-mail address is "accounts@mit.edu"
*** Reply from consultant wchuang@MOMONEY.MIT.EDU [1].
[Mon 17-May-93 1:25pm]
?
--- User finagler read reply.
[Mon 17-May-93 1:47pm]
*** Reply from user finagler@E40-008-10.MIT.EDU [0].
[Mon 17-May-93 1:48pm]
Sorry -- was called away for an hour. Thanks -- I'll send this to them
along with a request for them to nuke it. (Then I'll mark this request
as complete). Thanks!
