> 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 --