robert@gutarman.UUCP (robert) (10/12/89)
I need some help with uuname -l. What file(s) does uuname -l read? As you can see on Reply-to in the header, it says gutarma instead of gutarman. I've checked and double checked systemid, and I've added gutarman in my /usr/sys/conf/configure. I'm running Xenix 386 SysV. Thanks in advance for any replies....Oh yeah, I wouldn't reply via mail with the r option.. I doubt it would get to me!! :-> Robert Hough dynasys!gutarman!robert
root@gutarman.UUCP (> System Administrator) (10/17/89)
Can someone PLEASE tell me what file<s> that uuname -l reads? I'm having alot of problems recieving mail, and it's because when I run uuname -l, it's leaving off the last character in my system id. Any replies would great. Robert Hough
bill@twwells.com (T. William Wells) (10/25/89)
In article <54@gutarman.UUCP> root@gutarman.UUCP (Robert Hough ---> System Administrator) writes:
: Can someone PLEASE tell me what file<s> that uuname -l reads? I'm having
: alot of problems recieving mail, and it's because when I run uuname -l,
: it's leaving off the last character in my system id.
: Any replies would great.
First, this is the kind of question that is best asked on
comp.unix.questions and followups have been directed there.
But anyway, on my Unix, uuname -l does not read its information
from a file. Instead, the name is stored in the kernel and is
available via the uname system call. It is set by the sysi86
system call. You can use the uname program to set and display the
kernel value.
My manuals are inconsistent as to whether the system name is
limited to seven or eight characters, but experiment suggests
eight.
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Bill { uunet | novavax | ankh | sunvice } !twwells!bill
bill@twwells.comron@motmpl.UUCP (Ron Widell) (10/25/89)
In article <54@gutarman.UUCP> root@gutarman.UUCP (Robert Hough ---> System Administrator) writes: > > >Can someone PLEASE tell me what file<s> that uuname -l reads? I'm having >Robert Hough Well, I tried to respond before, but a downstream site must have gobbled it up (I'm getting some strange messages from UUCP admin) so I'll try again. In article <42@gutarman.UUCP> robert@gutarma.UUCP () writes: >I need some help with uuname -l. What file(s) does uuname -l read? As you >can see on Reply-to in the header, it says gutarma instead of gutarman. >I've checked and double checked systemid, and I've added gutarman in my >/usr/sys/conf/configure. I'm running Xenix 386 SysV. Thanks in advance >for any replies....Oh yeah, I wouldn't reply via mail with the r option.. >I doubt it would get to me!! :-> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ So why did you put "robert@gutarman.UUCP" in the field called "Followup-To:"? That *GUARANTEES* that even follow-ups (i.e. F or f in 'rn') will be via e-mail. I don't mean to flame but the purpose of those fields has been discussed here recently. Anyway, to answer your question, the file that uuname -l reads is named "/unix". That's right, the kernel and drivers, etc. I'm not sure, but I believe that Xenix 386 SysV is a release 3 (at least Rel. 2), so you will want to look in "/usr/include/sys/utsname.h". In there you will find a structure that looks like: struct utsname { char sysname[STRLEN]; char nodename[STRLEN]; char release[STRLEN]; char version[STRLEN]; char machine[STRLEN]; }; and "STRLEN" is some arbitrary integer chosen by whoever built the system. In your case, the value for STRLEN is 8, which means that your 'sysname' and 'nodename' must be 7 characters or less (don't forget the trailing null in C strings). This is discussed in the manual sections describing UUCP administration (which varies with the release). I do not know how many modules refer to this structure, but I'd guess that changing the value of STRLEN would require a complete system rebuild from source, including all of the UUCP, TCP/IP and RFS or NFS utilities that run on your system. The bottom line: choose a different nodename. This is more of a Unix/UUCP type of question, so Follow-ups have been re-directed to comp.unix.questions. Regards, -- Ron Widell, Field Applications Eng. |UUCP: {...}mcdchg!motmpl!ron Motorola Semiconductor Products, Inc., |Voice:(612)941-6800 9600 W. 76th St., Suite G | I'm from Silicon Tundra, Eden Prairie, Mn. 55344 -3718 | what could I know?