sysv-rc-conf bug: 12 characters service name limitation with --list option

[Ioannis Vranos]

Binary package hint: sysv-rc-conf

1. I am using Ubuntu 8.10 x64.

2. I am using sysv-rc-conf version 0.99-6.

3. I expected the full names of GNU/Linux services to appear at a call to "sysv-rc-conf --list".

4. What happens is that the service names that have more than 12 characters, are truncated to 12 characters.

Description:

Current version of sysv-rc-conf has a limitation of 12 characters (defined as a constant in sysv-rc-conf), when invoked as "sysv-rc-conf --list".

I have written a GUI front-end for sysv-rc-conf, named Glass:

http://www.cpp-software.net, under the section "Software".

and this bug, limits the number of services, Glass/sysv-rc-conf can modify.

Fixing the bug, enhances the command line functionality of sysv-rc-conf (and thus the functionality of Glass), to be able to modify more services, than it is now possible.

Thank you,

Ioannis Vranos

C95 / C++03 Developer

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: sysv-rc-conf 0.99-6
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/opt/real/RealPlayer
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: sysv-rc-conf
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-11-generic x86_64

[Ioannis Vranos (cppdeveloper)]

I don't need the original sysv-rc-conf installed, for my application to work anymore.