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.
>