Login and Logout Procedures
There are several commands used to log in to and out of a system. These logins/logouts and attempts to login are recorded to maintain a usage history.
Logging into a Solaris 9 System
The login(1) command is used to log in (or into or on to) a system. When a connection is made to a system via the network or tty device, typically the login command is used to interact with the user to prompt for and obtain a user account name and password. These are then compared to the entries in the /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files to determine whether the user is to be given access to the system. If the user is to be given access, the login shell specified in the /etc/passwd file is started to provide the user an interface to the ...
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