How do I set the nodename field in USG 3.0 Unix uname?
Chris DeVoney
chris at que.UUCP
Thu Aug 1 03:37:24 AEST 1985
> We have just upgraded to Microsoft Xenix 3.0, which is near enough to USG 3.0
> as no matter. News software, when compiled for USG, looks at the return status
> of the uname(2) system call (around MS they call it uname(S), but it's the same
> call).
>
> My question is, should I patch uname.c to compile in the fake uname(), or
> else how do I go about informing the kernel of our node name?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> --bsa (new at this nonsense)
> --
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