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Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:38:24 -0600
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Subject: Re: [9fans] /sys/lib/newuser patch
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> you must also exit if ~ $user none.  i'd also recommend
> aborting if ~ $home /.  you don't want none making
> files in /.  on a regular plan 9 system, that's no worry, but
> 9vx, ...

I also tried to add test -z $user for the null string.  It turns out that
user=`{cat /dev/user} dies with the error "rc (newuser): null list in
concatenation".  Is this an appropriate failure mode, or is there some
workaround to do a null username? or is this getting to complicated?

  EBo --