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From: dward@runxtsa.runx.oz.au (David Ward)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix,comp.unix.questions
Subject: AUTO option in /etc/gettydefs
Message-ID: <521@runxtsa.runx.oz.au>
Date: 21 Dec 89 07:15:00 GMT
Reply-To: dward@runxtsa.runx.oz.au (David Ward)
Followup-To: comp.unix.xenix
Organization: RUNX Unix Timeshare.  Sydney, Australia.
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I am experimenting with the AUTO option in the /etc/gettydefs, and cannot
seem to be getting it to work. Does it work ??????

Please don't tell me that I should use this as I makes for poor security,
because I know this. But I have some clients that don't have a modem and
don't won't to have to use the login.

The problem is getting the getty :-) to recognise the login name. I've tried

# AUTO /etc/login logname
# logname AUTO 
# AUTO logname
logname # AUTO
logname # m # AUTO

but either get errors or the terminal hangs running 'login'.



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                               > Hume Computers Pty. Ltd.
                               > Sydney, Australia

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