In the previous example, user user2 logs in to the remote machine starbug at the directory /home/user2, as indicated by the pwd command. When you log in to a machine where you have no account, rlogin displays a message stating that you have no home directory on the remote machine. rlogin then logs you in to the root (/) directory of that machine:
venus$ earth -l user2 Password: No directory! Logging in with home=/ Last login: Thu Nov 2 12:51:57 from venus Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.9 Generic February 2002 earth$ pwd / earth$ logout Connection closed. earth$ |