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1.1     ! root        1: .th LOGIN I 3/15/72
        !             2: .sh NAME
        !             3: login  \*-  sign onto UNIX
        !             4: .sh SYNOPSIS
        !             5: .bd login
        !             6: [ username ]
        !             7: .sh DESCRIPTION
        !             8: The
        !             9: .it login
        !            10: command
        !            11: is used when a user initially
        !            12: signs onto UNIX, or it may be used at any time to change
        !            13: from one user to another.
        !            14: The latter case is the one summarized above and
        !            15: described here.
        !            16: See `How to Get Started' for how to dial up initially.
        !            17: .s3
        !            18: If
        !            19: .it login
        !            20: is invoked without an argument,
        !            21: it will ask for a user name, and, if
        !            22: appropriate, a password.
        !            23: Echoing is turned off (if possible) during the typing of the password,
        !            24: so it will not appear on the written record of the
        !            25: session.
        !            26: .s3
        !            27: After a successful login,
        !            28: accounting files are updated and
        !            29: the user is informed of the
        !            30: existence of
        !            31: .it mailbox
        !            32: and message-of-the-day files.
        !            33: .s3
        !            34: Login is recognized by the Shell
        !            35: and executed directly (without forking).
        !            36: .sh FILES
        !            37: /tmp/utmp      accounting
        !            38: .br
        !            39: /tmp/wtmp      accounting
        !            40: .br
        !            41: mailbox                mail
        !            42: .br
        !            43: /etc/motd      message-of-the-day
        !            44: .br
        !            45: /etc/passwd    password file
        !            46: .sh "SEE ALSO"
        !            47: init(VII), getty(VII), mail(I)
        !            48: .sh DIAGNOSTICS
        !            49: `login incorrect,'
        !            50: if the name or the password is bad.
        !            51: `No Shell,', `cannot open password file,' `no directory':
        !            52: consult a UNIX programming councilor.
        !            53: .sh BUGS
        !            54: If the first login is unsuccessful,
        !            55: it tends to go into a state where it won't accept
        !            56: a correct login.
        !            57: Hit EOT and try again.

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