LOGIN(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual LOGIN(1) NAME login - sign on SYNOPSIS login [ -p ] [ username ] DESCRIPTION The _l_o_g_i_n command is used when a user initially signs on, or it may be used at any time to change from one user to another. The latter case is the one summarized above and described here. See "How to Get Started" for how to dial up initially. If _l_o_g_i_n is invoked without an argument, it asks for a user name, and, if appropriate, a password. Echoing is turned off (if possible) during the typing of the password, so it will not appear on the written record of the session. After a successful login, accounting files are updated and the user is informed of the existence of mail. The message of the day is printed, as is the time of his last login. Both are suppressed if he has a ".hushlogin" file in his home directory; this is mostly used to make life easier for non-human users, such as _u_u_c_p. _L_o_g_i_n initializes the user and group IDs and the working directory, then executes a command interpreter (usually _c_s_h(1)) according to specifications found in a password file. Argument 0 of the command interpreter is the name of the command interpreter with a leading dash ("-"). Login also modifies the environment _e_n_v_i_r_o_n(7) with informa- tion specifying home directory, command interpreter, termi- nal type (if available) and user name. The `-p' argument causes the remainder of the environment to be preserved, otherwise any previous environment is discarded. If the file /etc/nologin exists, _l_o_g_i_n prints its contents on the user's terminal and exits. This is used by _s_h_u_t_- _d_o_w_n(8) to stop users logging in when the system is about to go down. Login is recognized by _s_h(1) and _c_s_h(1) and executed directly (without forking). FILES /var/run/utmp accounting /usr/adm/wtmp accounting /usr/spool/mail/* mail /etc/motd message-of-the-day /etc/passwd password file /etc/nologin stops logins Printed 11/26/99 November 27, 1996 1 LOGIN(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual LOGIN(1) .hushlogin makes login quieter SEE ALSO init(8), getty(8), mail(1), passwd(1), passwd(5), environ(7), shutdown(8), rlogin(1c) DIAGNOSTICS "Login incorrect," if the name or the password is bad. "No Shell", "cannot open password file", "no directory": consult a programming counselor. BUGS An undocumented option, -r is used by the remote login server, _r_l_o_g_i_n_d(8C) to force _l_o_g_i_n to enter into an initial connection protocol. -h is used by _t_e_l_n_e_t_d(8C) and other servers to list the host from which the connection was received. Printed 11/26/99 November 27, 1996 2