From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Apr 24 02:54:35 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id CAA27644 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 24 Apr 1997 02:54:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: from labs.usn.blaze.net.au (labs.usn.blaze.net.au [203.17.53.30]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id CAA27635 for ; Thu, 24 Apr 1997 02:54:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from labs.usn.blaze.net.au (local [127.0.0.1]) by labs.usn.blaze.net.au (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id TAA05443; Thu, 24 Apr 1997 19:53:42 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <199704240953.TAA05443@labs.usn.blaze.net.au> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0gamma 1/27/96 To: Michael Smith cc: abelits@phobos.illtel.denver.co.us, adrian@staff.psinet.net.au, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Best way to hook into user logins / logouts ? In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 24 Apr 1997 16:13:43 +0930." <199704240643.QAA25379@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 19:53:41 +1000 From: David Nugent Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > Can you suggest a means of starting a session that doesn't involve : > > getty > telnetd > rlogind/rshd/sshd/etc. > xdm Personally, I think you're confusing "login" (gaining direct access to a system, or opening and entering a door) with "authentication" (the locks we put on the doors). But, as I said, it all depends on how you define things. -- David Nugent - Unique Computing Pty Ltd - Melbourne, Australia Voice +61-3-9791-9547 Data/BBS +61-3-9792-3507 3:632/348@fidonet davidn@freebsd.org davidn@blaze.net.au http://www.blaze.net.au/~davidn/