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System Administration Commands                     in.rlogind(1M)



NAME
     in.rlogind, rlogind - remote login server

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/sbin/in.rlogind [-k5eExXciPp] [-s tos] [-S keytab]
          [-M realm]


DESCRIPTION
     in.rlogind is the server for  the  rlogin(1)  program.   The
     server  provides a remote login facility with authentication
     based on Kerberos V5 or privileged port numbers.


     in.rlogind is invoked by inetd(1M) when a remote login  con-
     nection  is  established. When Kerberos V5 authentication is
     required (see option -k below), the authentication  sequence
     is as follows:

         o    Check Kerberos V5 authentication.

         o    Check  authorization  according  to  the  rules  in
              krb5authrules(5).

         o    Prompt for  a  password  if  any  checks  fail  and
              /etc/pam.conf is configured to do so.


     In order for Kerberos authentication to work, a  host/
     Kerberos  principal  must  exist  for  each  Fully Qualified
     Domain Name associated with the in.rlogind server.  Each  of
     these host/ principals must have a keytab entry in the
     /etc/krb5/krb5.keytab file  on  the  in.rlogind  server.  An
     example principal might be:


     host/bigmachine.eng.example.com


     See kadmin(1M) or gkadmin(1M) for instructions on  adding  a
     principal  to  a  krb5.keytab file. See  for a discussion of
     Kerberos authentication.


     If Kerberos V5  authentication  is  not  enabled,  then  the
     authentication  procedure follows the standard rlogin proto-
     col:

         o    The server checks the client's source port. If  the
              port  is  not  in  the  range  512-1023, the server
              aborts the connection.




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         o    The server checks the client's source  address.  If
              an  entry  for the client exists in both /etc/hosts
              and /etc/hosts.equiv, a user logging  in  from  the
              client  is  not  prompted  for  a  password. If the
              address is associated with  a  host  for  which  no
              corresponding  entry exists in /etc/hosts, the user
              is prompted for a password, regardless of   whether
              or  not  an  entry  for  the  client  is present in
              /etc/hosts.equiv. See hosts(4) and hosts.equiv(4).


     Once  the  source  port  and  address  have  been   checked,
     in.rlogind  allocates a pseudo-terminal and manipulates file
     descriptors so that the slave half  of  the  pseudo-terminal
     becomes  the  stdin, stdout, and stderr for a login process.
     The login process is an instance of  the  login(1)  program,
     invoked with the -r.


     The login process then proceeds with the pam(3PAM) authenti-
     cation  process. See SECURITY below.  If automatic authenti-
     cation fails, it reprompts the user to login.


     The parent of the login process manipulates the master  side
     of the pseudo-terminal, operating as an intermediary between
     the login process and the client instance of the rlogin pro-
     gram.   In normal operation, a packet protocol is invoked to
     provide Ctrl-S and  Ctrl-Q  type  facilities  and  propagate
     interrupt  signals to the remote programs. The login process
     propagates the client  terminal's  baud  rate  and  terminal
     type, as found in the environment variable, TERM.

OPTIONS
     The following options are supported:

     -5           Same as -k, for backwards compatibility.


     -c           Requires Kerberos V5 clients to present a cryp-
                  tographic checksum of initial connection infor-
                  mation like the  name  of  the  user  that  the
                  client  is   trying   to  access in the initial
                  authenticator. This checksum provides additionl
                  security  by preventing an attacker from chang-
                  ing the initial  connection  information.  This
                  option   is  mutually  exclusive  with  the  -i
                  option.


     -e           Creates an encrypted session.




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     -E           Same as -e, for backwards compatibility.


     -i           Ignores authenticator  checksums  if  provided.
                  This  option  ignores  authenticator  checksums
                  presented by current Kerberos clients  to  pro-
                  tect initial connection  information. Option -i
                  is the opposite of option -c.


     -k           Allows  Kerberos  V5  authentication  with  the
                  .k5login  access control file to be trusted. If
                  this  authentication  system  is  used  by  the
                  client  and  the authorization check is passed,
                  then the user is allowed to log in.


     -M realm     Uses  the  indicated  Kerberos  V5  realm.   By
                  default,  the  daemon  will determine its realm
                  from the settings in the krb5.conf(4) file.


     -p           Prompts  for  authentication  only   if   other
                  authentication checks fail.


     -P           Prompts for a password  in  addition  to  other
                  authentication methods.


     -s tos       Sets the IP TOS option.


     -S keytab    Sets   the   KRB5   keytab   file    to    use.
                  The/etc/krb5/krb5.keytab   file   is   used  by
                  default.


     -x           Same as -e, for backwards compatibility.


     -X           Same as -e, for backwards compatibility.


USAGE
     rlogind and in.rlogind are IPv6-enabled. See  ip6(7P).  IPv6
     is not currently supported with Kerberos V5 authentication.


     Typically, Kerberized rlogin service runs on port 543  (klo-
     gin)  and  Kerberized, encrypted rlogin service runs on port
     2105 (eklogin). The corresponding FMRI entries are:



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       svc:/network/login:klogin (rlogin with kerberos)
       svc:/network/login:eklogin (rlogin with kerberos and encryption)



SECURITY
     in.rlogind  uses  pam(3PAM)  for   authentication,   account
     management,  and  session  management. The PAM configuration
     policy, listed through /etc/pam.conf, specifies the  modules
     to  be  used for in.rlogind. Here is a partial pam.conf file
     with entries for the rlogin command using the  "rhosts"  and
     UNIX  authentication  modules, and the UNIX account, session
     management, and password management modules.



     rlogin   auth sufficient    pamrhostsauth.so.1
     rlogin   auth requisite     pamauthtokget.so.1
     rlogin   auth required      pamdhkeys.so.1
     rlogin   auth required      pamunixauth.so.1

     rlogin   account required   pamunixroles.so.1
     rlogin   account required   pamunixprojects.so.1
     rlogin   account required   pamunixaccount.so.1

     rlogin   session required   pamunixsession.so.1



     With this configuration,  the  server  checks  the  client's
     source  address.  If  an entry for the client exists in both
     /etc/hosts and /etc/hosts.equiv, a user logging in from  the
     client  is  not  prompted  for a password. If the address is
     associated with a host  for  which  no  corresponding  entry
     exists  in  /etc/hosts, the user is prompted for a password,
     regardless of whether or not an  entry  for  the  client  is
     present    in    /etc/hosts.equiv.    See    hosts(4)    and
     hosts.equiv(4).


     When running a Kerberized rlogin service  (with  or  without
     the  encryption option), the pam service name that should be
     used is "krlogin".


     If there are no entries for the  rlogin  service,  then  the
     entries  for  the  "other" service will be used. If multiple
     authentication modules are listed,  then  the  user  may  be
     prompted    for    multiple    passwords.    Removing    the
     pamrhostsauth.so.1 entry will disable the /etc/hosts.equiv
     and  ~/.rhosts  authentication  protocol  and the user would
     always be forced to type the password. The  sufficient  flag



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     indicates      that      authentication      through     the
     pamrhostsauth.so.1 module is  sufficient  to  authenticate
     the  user.  Only  if  this  authentication fails is the next
     authentication module used.

ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:



     
           ATRIBUTE TYPE               ATRIBUTE VALUE       
    
     Availability                 SUNWrcmds                   
    


SEE ALSO
     login(1),  svcs(1),  rlogin(1),  gkadmin(1M),   in.rshd(1M),
     inetadm(1M),  inetd(1M),  kadmin(1M), svcadm(1M), pam(3PAM),
     hosts(4), hosts.equiv(4), krb5.conf(4), pam.conf(4),  attri-
     butes(5),           environ(5),          krb5authrules(5),
     pamauthtokcheck(5),                    pamauthtokget(5),
     pamauthtokstore(5),   pamdhkeys(5),   pampasswdauth(5),
     pamunixaccount(5), pamunixauth(5),  pamunixsession(5),
     smf(5)


DIAGNOSTICS
     All diagnostic messages are returned on the connection asso-
     ciated  with the stderr, after which any network connections
     are closed. An error is indicated by a leading byte  with  a
     value of 1.

     Hostname for your address unknown.

         No entry in the  host  name  database  existed  for  the
         client's machine.


     Try again.

         A fork by the server failed.


     /usr/bin/sh: ...

         The user's login shell could not be started.






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NOTES
     The authentication procedure used here assumes the integrity
     of  each  client machine and the connecting medium.  This is
     insecure, but it is useful in an ``open'' environment.


     A facility to allow  all  data  exchanges  to  be  encrypted
     should be present.


     The pamunix(5) module is no longer supported. Similar func-
     tionality     is     provided    by    pamauthtokcheck(5),
     pamauthtokget(5),   pamauthtokstore(5),   pamdhkeys(5),
     pampasswdauth(5),  pamunixaccount(5),  pamunixauth(5),
     and pamunixsession(5).


     The in.rlogind service is managed by the service  management
     facility, smf(5), under the service identifier:

       svc:/network/login:rlogin (rlogin)
       svc:/network/login:klogin (rlogin with kerberos)
       svc:/network/login:eklogin (rlogin with kerberos and encryption)




     Administrative actions on this service,  such  as  enabling,
     disabling,  or  requesting  restart,  can be performed using
     svcadm(1M). Responsibility  for  initiating  and  restarting
     this  service  is delegated to inetd(1M). Use inetadm(1M) to
     make configuration changes and to view configuration  infor-
     mation for this service. The service's status can be queried
     using the svcs(1) command.





















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