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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.bin/login/login.1')
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1 files changed, 19 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/login/login.1 b/usr.bin/login/login.1 index e0a4f02..f3f7852 100644 --- a/usr.bin/login/login.1 +++ b/usr.bin/login/login.1 @@ -29,28 +29,28 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.\" @(#)login.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/9/93 -.\" $Id$ +.\" @(#)login.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 5/5/94 +.\" $Id: login.1,v 1.8 1997/02/22 19:55:57 peter Exp $ .\" -.Dd June 9, 1993 +.Dd May 5, 1994 .Dt LOGIN 1 .Os BSD 4 .Sh NAME .Nm login .Nd log into the computer .Sh SYNOPSIS -.Nm login +.Nm .Op Fl fp .Op Fl h Ar hostname .Op Ar user .Sh DESCRIPTION The -.Nm login +.Nm utility logs users (and pseudo-users) into the computer system. .Pp If no user is specified, or if a user is specified and authentication of the user fails, -.Nm login +.Nm prompts for a user name. Authentication of users is done via passwords. .Pp @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ It is used by various daemons such as This option may only be used by the super-user. .It Fl p By default, -.Nm login +.Nm discards any previous environment. The .Fl p @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ option disables this behavior. If the file .Pa /etc/nologin exists, -.Nm login +.Nm displays its contents to the user and exits. This is used by .Xr shutdown 8 @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ to prevent users from logging in when the system is about to go down. If the file .Pa /etc/login.access exists, -.Nm login +.Nm checks to see if the user and host pair are specifically allowed or denied access. Login access may also be controlled via the login class, which provides @@ -101,12 +101,12 @@ allow and deny records based on time, tty and remote host name. If the file .Pa /etc/fbtab exists, -.Nm login +.Nm changes the protection and ownership of certain devices specified in this file. .Pp Immediately after logging a user in, -.Nm login +.Nm displays the system copyright notice, the date and time the user last logged in, the message of the day as well as other information. If the file @@ -119,9 +119,10 @@ then records an entry in the .Xr wtmp 5 and .Xr utmp 5 -files and executes the user's command interpretor. +files and executes the user's command interpreter. .Pp -Login enters information into the environment (see +.Nm Login +enters information into the environment (see .Xr environ 7 ) specifying the user's home directory (HOME), command interpreter (SHELL), search path (PATH), terminal type (TERM) and user name (both LOGNAME and @@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ The standard shells, and .Xr sh 1 , do not fork before executing the -.Nm login +.Nm utility. .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -width /var/mail/userXXX -compact @@ -154,6 +155,8 @@ disallows logins login access control table .It Pa /var/run/utmp current logins +.It Pa /var/log/lastlog +last login account records .It Pa /var/log/wtmp login account records .It Pa /var/mail/user @@ -174,6 +177,6 @@ makes login quieter .Xr nologin 8 .Sh HISTORY A -.Nm login -appeared in +.Nm +utility appeared in .At v6 . |
