---
name: "Login.app"
section: "1x"
platform: "linux"
package: "login.app"
version: "1.2.1-18"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Login.app"
---

# Login.app(1x)

a login application with the NeXTStep look

## NAME

Login.app - a login application with the NeXTStep look

## SYNOPSIS

**Login.app**

## DESCRIPTION

**Login.app** fires up the X server, changes the background color, and puts a login box centered on the screen. It's invoked via *[init(8)](/init/8.md)*.

It accepts several *commands* entered on the **username** box.

- \*

  username **reboot** with the root password, excecutes */usr/share/Login.app/Login.app.reboot*

- \*

  username **halt** with the root password, excecutes */usr/share/Login.app/Login.app.halt*

- \*

  username **exit** without password exits (and restarts, if installed on inittab) Login.app

- \*

  username **console** without password opens a kind of console where you can login. **Please note** root can't login here UNLESS you edit */etc/[securetty(5)](/securetty/5.md)* to include ttyp0. Read that man page to find out why.

## OPTIONS

- **-noanimations**

  disables animations (shake on wrong password, fade on login)

- **-xserver**

  *Xserver* Uses *Xserver* as the X server instead of the default (/usr/X11R6/bin/X)

## FILES

- **/etc/inittab**

  file used by *[init(8)](/init/8.md)* to initialize the computer

- **/usr/share/Login.app/Panel.xpm**

  the file to use for the graphic panel. Please note the dimensions and the coordinates of the username and password prompts.

- **/etc/X11/Login.app/Login.app.reboot**

  the file executed when a reboot command is requested

- **/etc/X11/Login.app/Login.app.halt**

  the file executed when a halt command is requested

- **/etc/X11/Login.app/Login.app.initcmd**

  the file executed while initializing the screen for the login panel. Using this file you should be able to customize the background of the screen, keyboard map, resources, and things like that.

- **/etc/X11/Login.app/Login.app.console**

  the command used to setup the console. It takes two arguments, the geometry and the font.

Note that the Panel file is handled using alternatives. You don't have to edit the actual file, but change the place where the symlink in /etc/alternatives points to.

## BUGS

On the "console" I can't get it to recognize the root password without changing securettys.

## AUTHOR

Login.app was written by Per Liden \<per@rsn.hk-r.se\>

This manual page was written by Marcelo E. Magallon, \<mmagallo@debian.org\>.