Subject: Re: login checks for mail (Was: nis/nfs/amd issues
To: Simon Burge <simonb@netbsd.org>
From: David Brownlee <abs@netbsd.org>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 12/23/1999 00:43:25
That would work, but I'd rather have a default that 'fails safe'.
David/absolute
On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, Simon Burge wrote:
> David Brownlee wrote:
>
> > login's behaviour here makes me a little uncomfortable.
> >
> > Some options:
> > a) Nuke the check from login altogether.
> > b) Skip the check if root.
> > c) Fork and have the child check, parent has timeout.
> >
> > I'm tending towards c) - what do people think?
>
> touch $HOME/.hushlogin ??
>
> Simon.
>