> Patched up (my system has NO_PID = -1 already)...
   > I suspect 'top' will explode...
   > 'ps' should be ok.
   
    30318 pc S     0:00.02 -ksh 
    38715 ?? S     0:01.90 xterm -ls -sb +sk -sl 1024 -geometry 80x40 
    65443 pb S+    0:01.51 sysstat 
   102629 p6 R+    0:00.00 ps -ax 
   103870 pc S+    0:09.66 /bin/sh /home/dsl/bin/update 
   109426 p6 R+    0:00.00 -sh 
   123046 pc R+    0:00.00 ls -ild /oldroot/usr/bsd-current/dest/./usr/share/zonei
   
   Both top and systat seem to use a fixed %5d field for pids,
   so the rest of the line is shifted over 1 column.


yes, this is why i wasn't sure that >5 digits would be OK.


.mrg.