From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_NONE,FREEMAIL_FROM, MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from hotmail.com (f164.law14.hotmail.com [64.4.21.164]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 96BB111942 for ; Tue, 20 Nov 2001 19:16:24 -0600 (CST) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 20 Nov 2001 17:03:13 -0800 Received: from 170.89.22.250 by lw14fd.law14.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 21 Nov 2001 01:03:13 GMT X-Originating-IP: [170.89.22.250] From: "Matt McTeer" To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 18:03:13 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 21 Nov 2001 01:03:13.0679 (UTC) FILETIME=[4BAA39F0:01C17228] Subject: [gentoo-dev] Login Sequence Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Developer discussion list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: e5b9587b-1431-4549-bc66-41aa2532b098 X-Archives-Hash: d19d567af692aff6b88cba7acab667cd I was curious what the login sequence is in Linux generally and Gentoo Linux specifically. From the time I enter my username and password to the time I'm in my home directory at a prompt what exactly happens? What files are read and executed? - Matt McTeer _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp