From:	s2172184 AT cse DOT unsw DOT edu DOT au ("Ben Constable")
Subject:	Re: ps and kill
6 Dec 1996 19:18:19 -0800 :
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> If you create the directory structure and touch the file the diagnostic
> message will go away.  Then if you create the /etc/passwd and /etc/group
> files to match what you get from the id command it seems to work on a
> Win95 system.

I know that. But you cannot create a utmp file that is always correct,
because it is a dynamic file. As are the /etc/passwd and /etc/group files.
 
> This should be a solvable, especialy as Microsoft moves Win95 in the
> direction of NT.  If there is a need for seperate code it should be
> carefully limited.

Why? At the moment the driver structure is totally different and the
security stuff in NT and unix is missing from 95.
 
Ben Constable
s2172184 AT cse DOT unsw DOT edu DOT au

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