Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!unmvax!pprg.unm.edu!hc!ames!killer!texbell!merch!cpe!tif From: tif@cpe.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix Subject: Re: Using UPPERCASE at login Message-ID: <6800059@cpe> Date: 7 Dec 88 18:05:00 GMT References: <8074@dasys1.UUCP> Lines: 22 Nf-ID: #R:dasys1.UUCP:8074:cpe:6800059:000:942 Nf-From: cpe.UUCP!tif Dec 7 12:05:00 1988 Written 6:52 pm Dec 3, 1988 by dasys1.UUCP!johnc in cpe:comp.unix.xenix >I'd like to know if there's any way to make login accept uppercase usernames >(even if they are actually lowercase), without the system telling you something >like "if your terminal supports lowercase, please switch, and relogin". >This method sould also login as "john" and not as user "JOHN", and should >fix the problem of SCO Xenix/386 prepending a "\" before each capital letter. First, I should mention that prepending a \ before capital's is intended to be a feature. However, in a continual effort to conform to your wishes, (sorry for the sarcastic tone, sounded cute to me) try putting IUCLC (Input Upper-Case to Lower-Case) in the gettydefs for that port. You might also want to look in termio(M) for other useful options like XCASE, OLCUC, ICANON, etc. Paul Chamberlain Computer Product Engineering, Tandy Corp. bellcore!motown!sys1!cpe!tif