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Clinton
Full Member
USA
700 Posts |
 Posted - 27 Oct 2002 : 21:23:27
I have forgotten, and it has eluded me in the FAQ, which file to delete to keep the A/UX mac from logging itself on as root,
please help this braindead person 
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tmtomh
Junior Member
USA
172 Posts |
Posted - 27 Oct 2002 : 22:01:17
The file is called Autologin. You can delete it, or just open it and delete its contents (which should consist only of the word "root").The file is in /mac/sys/login system folder/ -- or something like that. Matt No rank Permanent 68k roommates:
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Marchie
Chaplain
USA
911 Posts |
Posted - 28 Oct 2002 : 11:47:32
I didn;t know A/UX did that.. bad bad bad.~Marchie ~Chaplain Marchie
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Clinton
Full Member
USA
700 Posts |
Posted - 28 Oct 2002 : 15:19:38
thanks -- found it.BTW, A/UX LIVES on my Q650, it took a little fiddling, and the lates version of enabler 040, but it vurked, muahahahahahaha CCC Lieutennant Commander (Pronounced Leftennant)
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boredomconquersall
Full Member
Canada
613 Posts |
Posted - 29 Oct 2002 : 14:58:28
-Post Edited by Marchie for blatant piracy-Edited by - marchie on 30 Oct 2002 10:12:22 |
Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 29 Oct 2002 : 15:01:22
quote:
hey... umm.... check your email!
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Marchie
Chaplain
USA
911 Posts |
Posted - 30 Oct 2002 : 10:13:12
Thank JT... I took care of this one.~Marchie |
Clinton
Full Member
USA
700 Posts |
Posted - 30 Oct 2002 : 18:18:30
??
piracy?
what'd I miss?
CCCLieutennant Commander (Pronounced Leftennant)
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Contraband rescued: Power Computing PowerBase 200, and a PM 8600/300
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Wonkothesane
Full Member
USA
506 Posts |
Posted - 31 Oct 2002 : 15:38:00
Wait...A/UX logs you in as root by default?! That's like what Linblows does! 
Wonko The Sane
Engineer-in-training
3 Macs Liberated
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Clinton
Full Member
USA
700 Posts |
Posted - 31 Oct 2002 : 18:01:28
methinks that it logs on automatically logs on as root to make sure that layman computer users are not confused by the login screen [::)]
CCCLieutennant Commander (Pronounced Leftennant)
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Contraband rescued: Power Computing PowerBase 200, and a PM 8600/300
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Wonkothesane
Full Member
USA
506 Posts |
Posted - 01 Nov 2002 : 11:36:35
Imagine how confused the layman user would get when he can't run A/UX after he unwittingly destroys vital system files, or someone else does when his box gets rooted, or how slow his computer gets after he accidentally installs a bunch of worms. Logging in as root by default is just a bad security practice!
Maybe I should try OpenBSD instead.Wonko The Sane
Engineer-in-training
3 Macs Liberated
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Clinton
Full Member
USA
700 Posts |
Posted - 01 Nov 2002 : 14:15:51
as I have said, it is disableable, just do a search for autologin, open it in textedit, and delete the word root.
CCCLieutennant Commander (Pronounced Leftennant)
68k Macs Rescued: 2 Pluses, a 512KE, a Classic II, a Quadra 650, and a Quadra 660AV
Contraband rescued: Power Computing PowerBase 200, and a PM 8600/300
Apple //s rescued: Apple //e |
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