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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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