Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!olivea!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!ucbvax!ucsfcgl!babar.mmwb.ucsf.edu!srp From: srp@babar.mmwb.ucsf.edu (Scott R. Presnell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi Subject: Re: Pandora and visual login icons Message-ID: Date: 25 Apr 91 21:17:18 GMT References: <9104251729.AA17412@crow.omni.co> Sender: daemon@cgl.ucsf.edu Lines: 38 rpaul@crow.UUCP (Rodian Paul) writes: >> No No No No. You missed the point. I WANT the icons/images to appear. >> I just don't want all 150 of them to appear -- junk those that I specify. >> I need this to be done in such a way that all 150 home directories are >> not searched by pandora. >> >Excerpt from %man pandora > If no image exists for a user, a icon representing the user may be > displayed. The file /etc/passwd.sgi contains a list of users who will be > displayed with a special icon denoting a "built-in" user. > This file consists of a series of lines, one for each user. Each line > contains a list of colon-separated fields. The first field on each line > is the name of the user. Additional fields may be provided. If the fields > "noshow" or "noicon" are present, the icon will not be displayed on the > login panel. The user will be required to type the full username in order > to log in. > Users whose home directory does not exist will not be displayed as icons. Nevertheless, even when noshow or noicon are specified for a user, the home directory of that user is *still* physically searched! I have the automount/amd logs to prove it (can you say "mount storm?" - I new you could!). This is what the original post was referring to and this this is why I asked for a SCR. My guess is it is just some unfortunate coding that triggers the search of the home area before checking for a "noicon" symbol in the /etc/passwd.sgi file rather than the other way around. This is as of 3.3.1. Please correct me if you have evidence to the contrary. Lets put this one to sleep. - Scott Presnell -- Scott Presnell +1 (415) 476-9890 Pharm. Chem., S-926 Internet: srp@cgl.ucsf.edu University of California UUCP: ...ucbvax!ucsfcgl!srp San Francisco, CA. 94143-0446 Bitnet: srp@ucsfcgl.bitnet