Re: login can be used to hide from finger under SunOS 4.13u1

[jenkins () DPW COM (Colin Jenkins)]

> Another way to hide from "who" commands is to perform a "login"
> from "sh" and login as sync account (if left without passwd).
> After doing this a "whoami" will still report your normal username,
> but a "who" command will show sync as logged in instead of the

> | Paul A. Watson                 |   Current Assignment:       |

I think that SVR3/4 systems will not permit this- login must be performed at
the lowest level shell.



                                                        Colin