[2763] in testers
Re: Did the 7.7 DECMips group fix get backed out?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (cfields@MIT.EDU)
Sat Jan 7 16:18:47 1995
From: cfields@MIT.EDU
Date: Sat, 7 Jan 1995 16:17:54 -0500
To: wdc@MIT.EDU
Cc: testers@MIT.EDU
> The xlogin program was modified for the DECSTAtion to impose the 16
> group limit that was in place for suns and RS/6000's, and the problem
> went away.
More or less.
> Today, I am trying to use the TULIP images stored on my RS/6000. I like
> most librarians and many users of this service am once again getting the
> Authentication failed message.
Please explain. _You_, who are running the 7.7 January patch release on
a DECstation (remember, this is the platform you are claiming the fix
disappeared on) are having the authentication failed message.
Are "most librarians and many users" getting the authentication failed
message? Are they all running the 7.7 January patch release too? Or
are they all using your machine? Do you imagine this problem is
because xlogin was broken or because login was? Is the RS/6000 running
the patch release? How many groups do you appear to be in according to
your /etc/group file?
> WHO BACKED OUT THE TOO MANY GROUPS FIX?
Noone did. It may have been inadvertently broken, however. But in a
quick look, I've found no changes which would affect it. I will look
harder for it after I get a reply from you, giving be a better idea
where to focus my attention.
The problem Ezra pointed out is not related to this, only applies to
RS/6000 xlogins, and was a stupid error on my part.
Craig
