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From: kfield@J.BBN.COM (Ken Field)
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Subject: Re: VMS Automatic Terminal Login
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Date: Mon, 15-Sep-86 11:40:00 EDT
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       This may sound a bit silly, but we have some applications for our
    VAX that could use an automatic logon facility.  For example, a secure
    line to our phone system switchboard office might allow our operators
    to just turn on their terminal, type a <return> or two, and be
    automatically logged on their account.  (From there the LOGIN.COM for
    the account could start up the database program they require.)
       Is there such a facility in VMS?  TOPS-10 provides the base for this
    throught INITIA, which runs on every line as connections occur.  Any
    suggestions?

I'm not sure that it exists on regular VMS, but MicroVMS 4.2
includes an Automatic Login File (ALF) that lists physical terminal
line names and associated user names that are automatically logged in
when the terminal line is activated.  There is a .com file called
ALFMAINT that is used to maintain this file.

-Ken Field