topic Newid version !! in Operating System - HP-UX

Newid version !!

Whitehorse_1 — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:56:22 GMT

Hi Admins,

How can I find the version of "newid" installed in my server.?? OSis B.11.11

-- WH

Re: Newid version !!

Steven E. Protter — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:03:30 GMT

Shalom,

whence newid
what

If its provided by depot

swlist -l product | grep newid

SEP

Re: Newid version !!

Whitehorse_1 — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:32:46 GMT

Hi Steve,

$ whereis whence
whence:
$ /usr/bin/what /usr/local/bin/newid
/usr/local/bin/newid:
$
$ sudo ll /usr/local/bin/newid
-rwS--x--x 1 root sys 61440 Dec 22 2004 /usr/local/bin/newid
$
$ sudo file /usr/local/bin/newid
/usr/local/bin/newid: PA-RISC2.0 shared executable dynamically linked -not stripped
$

Any other inputs..

-- WH

Re: Newid version !!

Whitehorse_1 — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:13:23 GMT

Can someone share any documents on newid for HPUX.. ??

Re: Newid version !!

Pete Randall — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:34:23 GMT

The fact that it is located in /usr/local/bin coupled with the fact that it does not appear on any of my systems suggests to me that it is a contributed utility not part of the normal OS distribution. Try a google search.

Pete

Re: Newid version !!

Patrick Wallek — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:03:25 GMT

Do you know how it was installed? Was it installed via swinstall or was it compiled?

Have you tried the program itself? Perhaps there is something like a '-version' switch or something like that. Trying a '-?' or '-help' might work to get you a list of options.

This does appear to be an add-on program. I've never heard of it before and a brief google search didn't yield anything useful.

Re: Newid version !!

Whitehorse_1 — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:21:01 GMT

Hi patrick,

It doesnt seems to be installed using "swinstall" as swlist displayed no output, should have been compiled. But I was way around searching the source code, but couldnt find anything in my server.
Theres something relevant here,

# cat /usr/bin/newid.sh
#!/bin/sh
eval `/usr/bin/X11/resize`
/bin/su - $NEWID

I donno whats this.. !!

# newid (just typed the command)

Usage: newid

It just shows nothing other than the above output,..

-- WH

Re: Newid version !!

Torsten. — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:46:14 GMT

According to your post it does a simple "switch user" (su):

# cat /usr/bin/newid.sh
#!/bin/sh
eval `/usr/bin/X11/resize`
/bin/su - $NEWID

$NEWID is the given username when calling the script.

Re: Newid version !!

Torsten. — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:50:14 GMT

This is very likely written by one of your co-workers.

I assume this is newid version 0.01alpha - ask them!

;-)

Re: Newid version !!

OldSchool — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:47:05 GMT

1) from what you've posted "newid" is in no way related to "newid.sh". Note the message output from "newid" isn't contained in the shell script.

2) google shows references to "newid" in transact-sql. are you perhaps running sybase db on this machine?

what issue are you trying to resolve that requires you find the version of this?

Re: Newid version !!

Whitehorse_1 — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:03:54 GMT

Hi,

** Yes, I understand "newid.sh" got nothing to do with my running newid (Executable)..

** transact-sql.. All I know, my server is running Oracle DB, some 5 instances.

** Reason for finding the newid version: I got source/binary for newid ver.c.3.2, which infact i was not sure with one I have. Even after extensive google-search and what/whence/whereis/swlist... etc., yielded nothing more than ZERO/.//

Thanks.. WH

Re: Newid version !!

OldSchool — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:11:46 GMT

well, I guess the next questions would be:

You've got the source, so where did you get it?

Does it (the source) mention anything like the --? -v or other suggestions from Patrick (see above)