Re: [PATCH 3/3] agetty: make --remote to forward --nohostname as -H to login

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On 04/05/2017 04:51 AM, Karel Zak wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 04, 2017 at 09:03:08PM -0400, J William Piggott wrote:
>>
>> I don't understand this:
>>
>>  8< ---
>>
>>        -o, --login-options "/path/command --option argument -- \u"
>>               Options   that  are passed to the login program.  \u is replaced
>>               by the login name.  The default is "/bin/login -- \u".
>>  8< ---
>>
>> Is this saying the argument must include the login command? Is that what
>> "/path/command" represents? If yes, then the second line is incorrect.
>> If no, then the last sentence is incorrect.
> 
> from code:
> 
>     login_argv[login_argc++] = options.login; 
>     ...
> 
>     login_options_to_argv(login_argv, &login_argc,
>                         options.logopt, username);
>     ...
>     execv(options.login, login_argv);
> 
> 
> where:
>     options.login is --login-program
>     login-options is --login-options
> 
> so the man page is wrong, --login-options should be without the path.
> 
> I'll fix it.

The man-page quote is from Sami's working branch (which I'm reviewing).

PS It looks like your email didn't make it to the list for some reason.

> 
>     Karel
> 
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