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Aucbvax.6484 net.bugs.2bsd utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!dist2 Mon Mar 15 03:43:42 1982 Problem with w We had this problem on one of our local machines and only recently discovered the cause. Both w and ps use the u_comm field of the u structure. The kernel, in its wisdom, only maintains that field if accounting is turned on (with the ACCT flag). That's clearly a mistake. The field is useful enough that it should always be maintained.

Carl

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