Microsoft KB Archive/887531

= FIX: The &quot;-t&quot; option of the &quot;ps&quot; command does not accept some valid TTY values in Windows Services for UNIX =

Article ID: 887531

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX, the -t command-line option of the Interix ps command does not accept some valid teletype (TTY) values. For example, if you use the following ps command, you may receive a message that the TTY name is not valid when the ps command tries to display processes that are associated with serial port TTYs or pseudo terminals that do not start with the letter &quot;p&quot;:

ps -t

However, the ps command works fine for console terminals and pseudo terminals that start with the letter &quot;p.&quot;



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that this article describes. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version      Size     File name ---  08-Oct-2004  12:46  8.0.1969.18  123,392  Ps



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional query words: SFU

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbunixservice kbqfe kbhotfixserver KB887531

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