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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.chnt.gtegsc.com!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!newsfeed.internetmci.com!swrinde!news.uh.edu!uuneo.neosoft.com!nmtigw!zuul.nmti.com!peter From: peter@nmti.com (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: autologin? Date: 21 Nov 1995 16:12:38 GMT Organization: Network/development platform support, NMTI Lines: 23 Message-ID: <48stpn$1cv@zuul.nmti.com> References: <48heab$gou@acmex.gatech.edu> <48kkpc$l5s@uriah.heep.sax.de> <53ybtb1t2m.fsf@plinth.vide.coventry.ac.uk> <48pt2i$ncl@acmex.gatech.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: sonic.nmti.com In article <48pt2i$ncl@acmex.gatech.edu>, Brian "AGENT GORDON COLE" Atkins <gt4722a@prism.gatech.edu> wrote: > Now that we are done trashing Irix, I am still wondering if there is > a way to do it in FreeBSD. Obviously I understand the security issues, > but I am still interested in knowing if it can be done or not. Sure. You may need to do some hacking, but if you look at /etc/ttys: ttyv0 "/usr/libexec/getty Pc" cons25 on secure Change that to: ttyv0 "/usr/bin/su - username" cons25 on secure Then set up a program for "username's" default shell that does whatever setup it turns out you need. -- Peter da Silva (NIC: PJD2) `-_-' 1601 Industrial Boulevard Bailey Network Management 'U` Sugar Land, TX 77487-5013 +1 713 274 5180 "Har du kramat din varg idag?" USA Bailey pays for my technical expertise. My opinions probably scare them