LOGON(1) LOGON(1)
NAME
logon - log on to Inferno
SYNOPSIS
[ wm/wm ] wm/logon [ -l ] [ -n nsfile ] [ -u user ]
DESCRIPTION
Logon logs a user in to the Inferno environment. It
requires wm (1) to be started first. If no user name is
specified by the -u option, logon displays a login panel to
prompt for one. The user name must have a directory
/usr/user, which will become the current directory. (Other-
wise, logon will display a diagnostic panel and prompt
again.) The user name is written to /dev/user (see
cons(3)), which is the name presented on subsequent attaches
to file servers.
Normally, logon expects keyboard input to provide a name,
but if the -l option is given, logon displays a list of the
names in /usr, allowing one to be selected using a mouse or
touch screen.
Once the current directory has been set, logon creates a new
name space for the user using the contents of nsfile
(default: namespace), as described in namespace(6). It then
starts toolbar(1) to provide the initial application envi-
ronment.
FILES
/dev/user Inferno user name
/usr/user user's home directory
SOURCE
/appl/wm/logon.b
SEE ALSO
toolbar(1), wm(1), namespace(6)
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