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From: tif@cpe.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Proper procedure for AUTOLOGIN in S
Message-ID: <141100007@cpe>
Date: 14 Mar 89 14:49:00 GMT
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In article <190@biar.UUCP> trebor@biar.UUCP (Robert J Woodhead) writes:
>Thats all there is to it.  I am however VERY disturbed about the security
>hole created by the AUTO process.  

If there is not a problem with running the thing as root, you don't have to
make a login without a password.  You just put the name of the program after
AUTO.  This is my method for running a monitor program on a multi-screen.

			Paul Chamberlain
			Computer Product Engineering, Tandy Corp.
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