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From: hb@vpnet.chi.il.us (hank barta)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
Subject: Re: Problems with guest login script
Message-ID: <271720c1-a2.2comp.unix.xenix.sco-1@vpnet.chi.il.us>
Date: 13 Oct 90 17:55:03 GMT
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> 2. Stick `exec' in front of your new-user script call within .profile:

> 	# .profile
> 	exec new_user.sh

> In the second case, the shell overlays itself with the new user script.

Just a question about the second case...

Since the script is not directly executable but must be interpreted
by a shell, is there some way the user can get back to the shell itself?


hank