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Re: 1.3.20: bug: UID over 65536: "I have no name!"


fred_ulmer at agilent dot com wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Even after changing my UID in /etc/passwd from 65558 to 22, I still get the following permission errors when I open a shell:
> 
> /usr/share/texmf/ls-R: Permission denied
> /usr/share/texmf/aliases: Permission denied
> 
> Also, my .bashrc file in my home directory is not being recognized.

What are the permissions on these files.  More importantly,
did you run mkgroup and check for any needed changes there?

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