Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!chinacat!sequoia!rpp386!jfh From: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) Newsgroups: comp.unix.internals Subject: Re: Bad login user id(sco-unix) Message-ID: <18633@rpp386.cactus.org> Date: 24 Oct 90 06:49:33 GMT References: <24816@adm.BRL.MIL> <1826@overlf.UUCP> Reply-To: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) Organization: Lone Star Cafe and BBS Service Lines: 20 X-Clever-Slogan: Recycle or Die. In article <1826@overlf.UUCP> emanuele@overlf.UUCP (Mark A. Emanuele) writes: >In article <24816@adm.BRL.MIL>, hliao@opus.calstatela.edu writes: >> Why don't you try "exec login"? > >That won't work because of the security "features" included with SCO. there is an alleged attempt to port my login suite to SCO UNIX. if you want to join in on the fun, why don't you try to pick up a copy of the sources from an archive site near you. or just wait until the appropriate bodies send their changes back to me to post ... i don't know what all SCO did to UNIX to make it so ornery, so i can't comment on how bizarre the security features in SCO UNIX are. just remember boys and girls - security is your FRIEND! -- John F. Haugh II UUCP: ...!cs.utexas.edu!rpp386!jfh Ma Bell: (512) 832-8832 Domain: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org "SCCS, the source motel! Programs check in and never check out!" -- Ken Thompson