diff -NurpP --minimal util-vserver-0.29.4/scripts/vserver util-vserver-0.29.4-new/scripts/vserver
--- util-vserver-0.29.4/scripts/vserver	2004-02-06 23:10:50.000000000 +0100
+++ util-vserver-0.29.4-new/scripts/vserver	2004-04-06 21:59:23.000000000 +0200
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ ifconfig_iproot()
 		# The first IP 1.2.3.4 will go on eth0 and the other on eth1
 		# VLAN devices are also supported (eth0.231 for vlan 231)
 		SUFFIX=
+		# Use shortened vservername to avoid alias problems with long names
+		ALIASNAME=`echo $1 | sed "s/\(.\{8\}\).*/\1/"`
 		for oneip in $IPROOT
 		do
 			IPDEV=$IPROOTDEV
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ ifconfig_iproot()
 				IPROOTMASK=$NETMASK
 				IPROOTBCAST=$BCAST
 				#echo /sbin/ifconfig $IPDEV:$1$SUFFIX $oneip netmask $IPROOTMASK broadcast $IPROOTBCAST
-				/sbin/ifconfig $IPDEV:$1$SUFFIX $oneip netmask $IPROOTMASK broadcast $IPROOTBCAST
+				/sbin/ifconfig $IPDEV:$ALIASNAME$SUFFIX $oneip netmask $IPROOTMASK broadcast $IPROOTBCAST
 			fi
 			if [ "$SUFFIX" = "" ] ; then
 				SUFFIX=1
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@ ifconfig_iproot_off()
 {
 	if [ "$NODEV" = "" -a "$IPROOT" != "" -a "$IPROOT" != "0.0.0.0" -a "$IPROOT" != "ALL"  -a "$IPROOTDEV" != "" ] ;then
 		SUFFIX=
+		ALIASNAME=`echo $1 | sed "s/\(.\{8\}\).*/\1/"`
 		for oneip in $IPROOT
 		do
 			IPDEV=$IPROOTDEV
@@ -146,7 +149,7 @@ ifconfig_iproot_off()
 				eval `echo $oneip | tr : ' ' | (read dev ip; echo IPDEV=$dev)`
 				;;
 			esac
-			/sbin/ifconfig $IPDEV:$1$SUFFIX down 2>/dev/null
+			/sbin/ifconfig $IPDEV:$ALIASNAME$SUFFIX down 2>/dev/null
 			if [ "$SUFFIX" = "" ] ; then
 				SUFFIX=1
 			else