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From: jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: Re: Login and loginrc
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Date: 22 Jan 91 10:59:34 GMT
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In article <1991Jan21.071207.3327@csun.edu> mst@secs.csun.edu (Mike Temkin) writes:
}In article <2679@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski) writes:
}>
}>Okay, I hate to say this, but I really don't like the Mac-Type Login
}>dialog box (for 1 thing, I don't like losing the boot-up info, /dev/oldmsgs
}>only holds stuff up to the *rc files). Of course, there are two ways to
}>avoid this, either change the mode of /mac/bin/Login to 700 or else edit
}>/etc/inittab and replace the call to /etc/loginrc to getty (I've opted for
}>the 2'nd, I don't like that stuff in sulog when loginrc is run :).
}>
}>           Jim Jagielski
}
}After you login as root, bring up the console window (cmd-0) while
}in the commandshell.  It has the messages in it.
}


I'm almost sure I've tried this, but commandshell console, I'm almost sure,
just mimics whats in /dev/oldmsgs... this is NOT a complete representation of
what is printed when the system is booted (i.e. all echos in /etc/*rc* )...

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