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Subject: Re: "bin" vs. "root"
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On 1999-07-27 pento@cig.mot.com said:
   >Hi:
   >Does anyone know where the profile defaults come from if you log on
   >as "bin" as apposed to "root".
   >Why I ask:
   >------------
   >If you log on as ROOT, you do not have word-erase capability.
   >(CTRL-W). If you log on as "bin", word erase is enabled already.
   >The text book shows the code for "root", and I've added the word
   >erase functions to the kernel, but I don't understand the process
   >that occurs when you log-on as bin. What code is it executing to
   >enable CTRL-W ?
   >Can someone explain this ????
I don't have a working Minix system at the moment, but what is in /etc/passwd?
i.e. the default shells for users "root" and "bin"?  Is there a .profile in the
/bin directory?

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