Re: Username length inconsistencies.

[<aqy6633@acf5.nyu.edu>(Alex Yukhimets)]

> > Sure, this would work, but I was talking about _shell_script_  way of doing 
> > that...
> 
> if perl -e 'exit !!$>'; then
> 	: root
> else
> 	: not
> fi

Wow, I think I'm going to open a zoo for root-checking methods:)

Again, the above solution is OK for debhelper (as well as "id -u" one),
but assuming that perl is present on the system is still non-portable.
Most (if not all) commercial unices got shipped without perl... 


Thanks.

Alex Y.
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