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From: tjoen AT dds DOT nl
Subject: RE: Mandb troubles
30 May 1998 10:53:47 -0700 :
Message-ID: <199805301608.SAA11960.cygnus.gnu-win32@k9.dds.nl>
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> From:          KWhite AT bvc DOT 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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