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RE: Mandb troubles


> From:          KWhite@bvc.org
> Date:          Thu, 28 May 1998 08:27:13 -0400

> Good point.  I always forget to specify the OS.  I am running NT Server 4.0
> SP3 with B19.1 + coolview and egcs compliers.  I am logged in as
> Administrator.

> >Yet when I run mandb I get the following error message:
> > 
> > mandb: the setuid man user"man" does not exist

the getuid() (unistd.h) looks in the /etc/passwrd file
maybe setuid is doing the same
But I'm not sure about this
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