Adriel Desautels wrote: > --How to repeat: > PROMPT> more /etc/passwd | login > NOTE: you get booted when it it done. > Log back in, or have a second window and type > PROMPT> tail /var/adm/messages OR /var/log/messages Here is what I see happening: 1. Login says: "login:" 2. more says: root:x:0:0.. 3. Login says: "Password:" 4. more says: bin:x:1:1:... 5. Login says: "Login incorrect" 6. Repeat from (1) about 3-5 times. 7. Login says: "Too many login attempts" 8. Login kicks you out (like it would if you tried it on the command line) It says /dev/??? because the stdin is a pipe, not a tty. --
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