Re: Solaris "/usr/bin/write" bug

From: Chris Tobkin (tobkinat_private)
Date: Tue Mar 09 1999 - 19:22:17 PST

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    > ( Solaris 2.6 and 2.7 maybe .. )
    
    (Solaris 2.7 x86)
    [tobkinat_private](~)9:09pm> write loveyou `perl -e 'print "x" x 93'`
    xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx permission denied
    [tobkinat_private](~)9:09pm> write loveyou `perl -e 'print "x" x 94'`
    Segmentation fault
    
    
    (Solaris 2.6 sparc)
    [tobkinat_private](~)9:12pm> write loveyou `perl -e 'print "x" x 91'`
    xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx permission denied
    [tobkinat_private](~)9:12pm> write loveyou `perl -e 'print "x" x 92'`
    Segmentation fault
    
    Looks like 2.6 for sparc and 2.7 intel have the same problem...
    
    // chris
    tobkinat_private
    
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