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Re: [PATCH suggestion] mkpasswd: was "Re: Fw: After new install, start in /usr/bin/{myname} not in /home/{myname}"
On Thu, Jan 31, 2002 at 12:42:18PM +0100, Pavel Tsekov wrote:
>
>
> Pavel Tsekov wrote:
>
> >Hello, Robert :)
> >
> >I've just tracked this problem. Here is what I've found:
> >
> >First of all the problem will appear on Win9x/ME only.
> >In version 1.18 of mkpasswd.c the following change was
> >made:
> >
> >-
> >- if (passed_home_path[0] == '\0')
> >- strcpy (passed_home_path, "/home/");
> >
> > /* This takes Windows 9x/ME into account. */
> > if (GetVersion () >= 0x80000000)
>
>
>
> I think that to revert back to the old (good) behaviour
> with no side effect, one could just get the removed lines
> i've pasted and put them inside the "if (GetVersion () >= 0x80000000)"
> block.
>
> Btw atm the mkpasswd utiliti is not usable without the
> -p option on Win9x/ME.
You're right. I've checked in a patch.
Thanks,
Corinna
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