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From: kepowers@mbunix.mitre.org (Powers)
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Subject: Re: Locking accounts (was Re: What does '*' symbol in /etc/passwd means?)
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Date: 11 Jun 91 17:19:54 GMT
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>I've frequently logged in with a corrupted home directory entry in the
>passwd file.  I get a message "No home directory!  Using / for home!"
>or some such.  You're right about rlogin, though.

This is system dependent.  Some behave as you have described and
others refuse to let you in.

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