On a 3000/300L running OSF/1 1.3, a user with 'rm' aliased to 'rm -i'
(under tcsh) claimed he cannot delete files. I found that 'rm -i' is
failing to recognize an affirmative response (character 'y' followed
by a carriage return). '\rm', '/usr/ucb/rm' (where his path points
to) or unaliasing the command all work fine. It is not a protection
problem. It does not matter if it is in an xterm window or dxterm
window. If he telnets or rlogins to another host, or even the same
one, then everything is fine ('rm -i' recognizes 'y' as an affirmative
response). It only happens in shells running directly under local
terminal windows.
Can anyone explain this? By the way, this user had been using a Sun
3/60 configured as an X-terminal talking to an Ultrix 4.3 box, and
other Ultrix 4.3 hosts, before, without this ever happening. It seems
to be limited to his use of the console of the Alpha.
Bryan Dunlap, OSU Physics Dept. | Giving money and power to government is
bcd_at_mps.ohio-state.edu 614/292-3402 | like giving whiskey and car keys to
174 W. 18th Ave. Columbus OH 43210 | teenage boys. -- P.J. O'Rourke
Received on Thu Jan 26 1995 - 15:11:49 NZDT