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From: jms@tardis.Tymnet.COM (Joe Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc
Subject: Re: A real hack way to "lock my tty"
Summary: Can be cracked by a single character.
Message-ID: <1249@tardis.Tymnet.COM>
Date: 28 Sep 90 00:51:42 GMT
References: <2863@litchi.bbn.com>
Reply-To: jms@tardis.Tymnet.COM (Joe Smith)
Organization: BT Tymnet, San Jose, CA
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In article <2863@litchi.bbn.com> rsalz@bbn.com (Rich Salz) writes:
  This only works in C-shell derivatives.  Type "goto <SomePassword>" and
  then enough blank lines to clear the screen.
  When you come back, type "<SomePassword>:" and RETURN.

The first thing I'd try if I saw a bunch of question marks on the screen is
Control-D.  That breaks out of your little hack, and tells me the password.
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