Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 13 Apr 1999 12:22:20 -0400 (EDT) | From | Vladimir Dergachev <> | Subject | Re: admutil problems |
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On Tue, 13 Apr 1999 Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl wrote:
> From: M Sweger <mikesw@whiterose.net> > > The admutils pkg at most sunsites is still v1.18 whereas the > admutils pkg at ftp://ftp.daimi.aau.dk is v1.24 > > OK - I'll check versions and update where necessary. > > Another problem I'm encountering with passwd is that the setpwname > uses the libc link(), unlink() and rename() functions. Presently > with the Linux v2.2.x and libc v2.07pre7-v2.0.112 and v2.1 there > > Ah - I do not understand why this has not been plastered with > big fat letters all over 2.2.x Changes: > > DO NOT USE 2.2.[0-5] WITH FAT, VFAT, UMSDOS. IT IS BROKEN. > you are serious ? may be you meant umsdos on (FAT/VFAT) ? I am using 2.2.5 now (and was using 2.2.1) and didn't see any problem with my vfat partitions.. (of course I don't do much with them from linux - except installing a kernel occasionally)
Vladimir Dergachev
> (More generally, there is no reason to suppose that 2.2.x is stable > for any filesystem other than ext2. However, in the vfat case the > problems are probably well understood, and Alexander Viro has > produced patches that you may try, maybe at > ftp://ftp.math.psu.edu/pub/viro/rename+fat-patch-8.gz .) > > Let me cc the Changes maintainer. > > Best regards, Andries > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >
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