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autolog



PURPOSE

Performs the login function automatically.

DESCRIPTION

The optional autolog file causes the AIX system to perform a login sequence
automatically when it contains a valid user name.  When power is applied to the
system and the login port is the console, login searches for this file.  If
this file is found, login creates a session for a specific user automatically.
The autolog file is an ASCII file containing a valid user name.  A system
administrator can create this file while customizing the system.  After the
file is created, it can be edited with any editor.  If this file does not
exist, login causes the user to log in as usual.

If the Transparent Computing Facility is installed, this file should not be
made common to all sites in the cluster.  The way to accomplish this is to make
/etc/autolog a symbolic link to <LOCAL>/autolog, and then create autolog only
on the site or sites where an automatic login should occur.  Care should be
taken to ensure that each autolog file is writable only by system
administrators.

FILE

/etc/autolog

RELATED INFORMATION

The login command in AIX Operating System Commands Reference.





















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