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From: Jim Dennis <jim@starshine.org>
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Subject: Re: login
To: davidg@root.com
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 1996 04:05:19 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: jim@starshine.org, lostone@edenbbs.com, questions@freebsd.org
In-Reply-To: <199607121020.DAA01581@root.com> from "David Greenman" at Jul 12, 96 03:20:35 am
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> 
> >> Read the FAQ,visited the web page still can't login. What have I
> >> forgoten? Sorry for the dumb question but I remain lost.
> >> 
> >>  ______________________________________________________________________________
> >>        Sent from Eden BBS  -  714-548-1900 -  Telnet: edenbbs.com
> >
> >
> >	Ummm....your password?
> 
>    I think what he wants is "root" for the user, and it won't ask for a
> password if you just did the install.
> 
> -DG

> David,

	Maybe FreeBSD 2.2 should install default /etc/issue that
	gives instructions about logging in as root, and a run-once 
	root .profile that then overwrites this (and itself) on 
	first login.

	The old SLS distribution of Linux (probably the first
	viable combination of a Linux kernel with packages and installation
	scripts -- back in '93) did this.  I think most of the 
	current Linux distributions do this.

	Considering how many new-to-unix converts we're getting
	it seems like this would be a good idea (and trivial to 
	integrate).