Bug 3268 - login logs users out!
Summary: login logs users out!
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: util-linux
Version: 6.0
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Cristian Gafton
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 1999-06-04 15:58 UTC by Steve Wills
Modified: 2008-05-01 15:37 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 1999-06-16 15:50:58 UTC
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Description Steve Wills 1999-06-04 15:58:28 UTC 
running "login username" from a shell logs a user out.
Comment 1 David Lawrence 1999-06-04 20:46:59 UTC 
I have verified this to be true on a test machine with a stock 6.0
install. Also it disconnects if you enter login by itself with no
arguments. Proper behavior you would get a prompt asking for username.
Comment 2 Alan Cox 1999-06-12 22:24:59 UTC 
The login program from a shell is only intended to be run as
"exec login username". Even then the fact login does anything is more
V7 tradition than anything intended.
Comment 3 Cristian Gafton 1999-06-16 15:50:59 UTC 
that's what login should do. i am suprized it works too.
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