No, it is not a virus, although I think that code fragement is now obsolete. Ian Murdock wrote that to run a configure script the first time the system boots after being installed. I think I hacked inittab or something to start the configure script without waiting for the login prompt in 1.1 , which obsoleted that code. If it is still in the base system, I will remove it.
My hack removes itself after it runs, so that there is no possibility to take advantage of it as a trojan horse later on. Thanks Bruce -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]