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10.0;l (login), revision 1.0, 88/02/22
l (login)  log in to a node
usage:  l id [group [org]]



DESCRIPTION
     The l command allows you to log in to a node.  It is valid only at the
     beginning of a session in reponse to the "login:" prompt.  Typing the l
     command after logging in causes an error.  After you enter the l command,
     the system requests a password.  If you specify either the ID or the
     password incorrectly, the system displays an error message and the
     correct format of the l command, and you can try again.

     If you forget your password, you must contact your system administrator,
     who can assign a new password to you.  The administrator cannot tell you
     your current password, because those are encrypted within the system and
     are not human-readable.

     The 'l' character itself is optional when preceded by the "login:"
     prompt.  You can omit it and simply type your ID if you want.

     When you have logged in successfully, the system sets the working
     directory to your login home directory, which may be anywhere in your
     file hierarchy that you please.  The system administrator for your
     network establishes the login home directory name when your account is
     created.

ARGUMENTS
     You can separate the id, group, and org arguments either by periods (as
     shown), or by blanks.

     id (required)  Specify the user ID assigned to you by the system
                    administrator when your access privileges were
                    established.

     group (optional)
                    Specify the group ID associated with this user ID.  User
                    IDs may or may not have group IDs, depending on how the
                    access privileges were set up.

     org (optional) Specify the organization ID associated with this user and
                    group ID.  Again, this may or may not be necessary for any
                    particular user ID.

SEE ALSO
     More information is available.  Type the following at an Aegis shell
     prompt:

     help login          For general information about logging in

     help login window   For details about logging in to a running process

     help lo             For details about logging off a node

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