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Re: [BL] Password

From: 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org
To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [BL] Password
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 09:40:24 +1300

Z Calman wrote:
>
> when I type boot at the dos prompt and basiclinux boots up
> if I want to quit straight away (or later) and type in quit
> or logout or exit it prompts me for a password.

When you are at the login prompt, it will interpret "quit",
"logout" or "exit" as usernames. It is simply asking you
for the passwords for those (nonexistant) usernames. The
reason that the login routine asks for a password even for
a nonexistant username is to make it more difficult for an
illegitimate user to identify valid usernames.

Just press CTRL-ALT-DEL to shutdown the system.

Cheers,
Steven

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