[Bug 686000] Re: top shows unknown argument when -U is set

[Balint Reczey]

This seems to be fixed for some time.

** Changed in: procps (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Fix Released

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Title:
  top shows unknown argument when -U is set

Status in procps package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: procps

  With version 1:3.2.8-9ubuntu3 of procps, it appears to have a bug in
  top which it doesn't send a null pointer after the username, so its
  parsing in enviromental information from memory

  This is taken from here: http://us.generation-nt.com/answer/bug-571790
  -patch-bug-571790-top-unknown-argument-k-help-169599851.html (with a
  patch)

  This doesn't happen in 10.04 which has procps version:
  1:3.2.8-1ubuntu4

  1) Version:
  root at chgbld03:~# lsb_release -rd
  Description:    Ubuntu 10.10
  Release:        10.10
  root at chgbld03:~#

  2) Package version:

  root at chgbld03:~# apt-cache policy procps
  procps:
    Installed: 1:3.2.8-9ubuntu3
    Candidate: 1:3.2.8-9ubuntu3
    Version table:
   *** 1:3.2.8-9ubuntu3 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  root at chgbld03:~#

  3) What you expected to happen:

  Top running but only showing processes from 'mpukgame'

  4) What happened instead:
  root at chgbld03:~# top -U mpukgame
          top: unknown argument 'T'
  usage:  top -hv | -bcisSH -d delay -n iterations [-u user | -U user] -p pid [,pid ...]

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