tn03@uafhcx.uucp (Tn3270 access) (11/22/90)
I have been assigned a project wherein I must change passwords automatically via a cron job. I have devised a way to do it using crypt() and nawk, but I would prefer to use pty or expect. My problem with pty is portability (sgtty.h) and my problem with expect is Tcl (tar won't unpack "dir checksum error"). I would like to know if someone out there has covered this ground before me and would share the fruit of their efforts. Second question: would pty help our hanging pty devices? We get so many ptys zombified that we have to reboot about once a week to regain them. Any ideas on this? James E. Ward