# grep theuser /etc/passwd
theuser:x:1111:1111::/home/theuser:/bin/bash

$ cat /home/theuser/.bash_profile
# .bash_profile

# Get the aliases and functions
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
        . ~/.bashrc
fi

# User specific environment and startup programs

PATH=$PATH:$HOME/scripts

export PATH
unset USERNAME

/home/theuser/scripts/prompts
exit

$ telnet localhost 23
Trying ::1...
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
machinename login: theuser
Password:
Last login: Fri Mar 24 14:25:48 CST 2017 from localhost on pts/5
prompt 1:

$ netstat -tulpn | grep 23
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:23              0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      2222/inetd

telnet      stream  tcp nowait  root    /usr/sbin/tcpd  /usr/sbin/in.telnetd