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authorKarel Zak2006-12-07 00:25:41 +0100
committerKarel Zak2006-12-07 00:25:41 +0100
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diff --git a/login-utils/login.1 b/login-utils/login.1
index 88bb4d89e..d21a41efc 100644
--- a/login-utils/login.1
+++ b/login-utils/login.1
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ these must be met, or the log in attempt will be denied and a
.B syslog
message will be generated. See the section on "Special Access Restrictions".
-If the user is root, then the login must be occuring on a tty listed in
+If the user is root, then the login must be occurring on a tty listed in
.IR /etc/securetty .
Failures will be logged with the
.B syslog
facility.
-After these conditions are checked, the password will be requested and
-checks (if a password is required for this username). Ten attempts
+After these conditions have been checked, the password will be requested and
+checked (if a password is required for this username). Ten attempts
are allowed before
.B login
dies, but after the first three, the response starts to get very slow.
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ facility. This facility is also used to report any successful root logins.
If the file
.I .hushlogin
exists, then a "quiet" login is performed (this disables the checking
-of the checking of mail and the printing of the last login time and
-message of the day). Otherwise, if
+of mail and the printing of the last login time and message of the day).
+Otherwise, if
.I /var/log/lastlog
exists, the last login time is printed (and the current login is
recorded).