+LOGIN(1) BSD Reference Manual LOGIN(1)
+
+N\bNA\bAM\bME\bE
+ l\blo\bog\bgi\bin\bn - log into the computer
+
+S\bSY\bYN\bNO\bOP\bPS\bSI\bIS\bS
+ l\blo\bog\bgi\bin\bn [-\b-f\bfp\bp] [-\b-h\bh _\bh_\bo_\bs_\bt_\bn_\ba_\bm_\be] [_\bu_\bs_\be_\br]
+
+D\bDE\bES\bSC\bCR\bRI\bIP\bPT\bTI\bIO\bON\bN
+ The l\blo\bog\bgi\bin\bn utility logs users (and pseudo-users) into the computer system.
+
+ If no user is specified, or if a user is specified and authentication of
+ the user fails, l\blo\bog\bgi\bin\bn prompts for a user name. Authentication of users
+ is done via passwords.
+
+ The options are as follows:
+
+ -\b-f\bf The -\b-f\bf option is used when a user name is specified to indicate
+ that proper authentication has already been done and that no
+ password need be requested. This option may only be used by the
+ super-user or when an already logged in user is logging in as
+ themselves.
+
+ -\b-h\bh The -\b-h\bh option specifies the host from which the connection was
+ received. It is used by various daemons such as telnetd(8).
+ This option may only be used by the super-user.
+
+ -\b-p\bp By default, l\blo\bog\bgi\bin\bn discards any previous environment. The -\b-p\bp op-
+ tion disables this behavior.
+
+ If the file _\b/_\be_\bt_\bc_\b/_\bn_\bo_\bl_\bo_\bg_\bi_\bn exists, l\blo\bog\bgi\bin\bn dislays its contents to the user
+ and exits. This is used by shutdown(8) to prevent users from logging in
+ when the system is about to go down.
+
+ Immediately after logging a user in, l\blo\bog\bgi\bin\bn displays the system copyright
+ notice, the date and time the user last logged in, the message of the day
+ as well as other information. If the file ``_\b._\bh_\bu_\bs_\bh_\bl_\bo_\bg_\bi_\bn'' exists in the
+ user's home directory, all of these messages are suppressed. This is to
+ simplify logins for non-human users, such as uucp(1). L\bLo\bog\bgi\bin\bn then records
+ an entry in the wtmp(5) and utmp(5) files and executes the user's command
+ interpretor.
+
+ Login enters information into the environment (see environ(7)) specify-
+ ing the user's home directory (HOME), command interpreter (SHELL), search
+ path (PATH), terminal type (TERM) and user name (both LOGNAME and USER).
+
+ The standard shells, csh(1) and sh(1), do not fork before executing the
+ l\blo\bog\bgi\bin\bn utility.
+
+F\bFI\bIL\bLE\bES\bS
+ /etc/motd message-of-the-day
+ /etc/nologin disallows logins
+ /var/run/utmp current logins
+ /var/log/wtmp login account records
+ /var/mail/user system mailboxes
+ .hushlogin makes login quieter
+
+S\bSE\bEE\bE A\bAL\bLS\bSO\bO
+ chpass(1), passwd(1), rlogin(1), getpass(3), utmp(5), environ(7),
+
+H\bHI\bIS\bST\bTO\bOR\bRY\bY
+ A l\blo\bog\bgi\bin\bn appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX.
+
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