Logging In
After you’ve connected to the Unix system, your next step is to log in, or identify yourself to the Unix system. Logging in serves a few purposes, including giving you access to your email, files, and configurations. It also keeps you from inadvertently accessing someone else’s files and settings, and it keeps you from making changes to the system itself.
To log in:
1. | Have your userid (user identification) and password ready.
Contact your system administrator if you don’t have these yet.
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2. | Type your userid at the login prompt, then press 
. Your userid is case-sensitive, so be sure you type it exactly as your system administrator ... |
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