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[Bug Hunter]

 the /etc/passwd file must be readable by the world.  this may be part of
the problem.

  I have had it where you had to remove a user and re-install a user to
fix such problems.

On Wed, 31 May 2000 Joey_Berry at compusa.com wrote:

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> If a user other than root logs in "user = david as an example" the prompt looks
> like this:
> 
> [I have no name!@studybox david]$
> 
> If I use the whoami command with any user other than root I get this:
> 
> whoami: cannot find username for UID 501
> 
> I am more than open to ideas as far as what to look at.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Joey
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