Public bug reported:
ps -ef # truncated to make a point
...snip...
root 5329 1 0 09:13 ? 00:00:02 /bin/dd bs 1 if /proc/kmsg of
/var/run/klogd/kmsg
klog 5331 1 0 09:13 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/klogd -P
/var/run/klogd/kmsg
108 5353 1 0 09:13 ? 00:00:16 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system
root 5369 1 0 09:13 ? 00:00:04 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager
--pid-file /var/run/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.pid
... snip...
root 5865 1 0 09:13 ? 00:00:01 /usr/sbin/dhcdbd --system
111 5884 1 0 09:13 ? 00:00:13 /usr/sbin/hald
root 5887 1 0 09:13 ? 00:00:02 /usr/sbin/console-kit-daemon
...snip...
The 'ps' command won't show usernames that are longer than 8 characters,
and as such, shows just the UID. Looking up the usernames in
/etc/passwd, UID 111 is username 'haldaemon' and UID 108 is username
'messagedbus'.
This adds complexity to scripts that rely on the output of the 'ps'
command. Messing with the output of the 'ps' command would break
applications, system administration scripts, and other tools beyond
imagination. As a recommendation, how about: 'hald' and 'msgdbus'?
Thoughts?
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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usernames in /etc/passwd longer than eight characters
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/290553
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