Last update 07-Jan-2002

 

mblogin - Unix login replacement for MBSE BBS.

Synopsis.

mblogin [-p] [-h hostname] [user]

 

Description.

mblogin replaces the standard Unix login program for MBSE BBS. You can use this program from mgetty for modem/ISDN access, or from inetd to allow telnet access. This program logs in the systems syslog facility because the normal login program does this too. It uses the file /opt/mbse/etc/login.defs for the behaviour you prefere. All options in this file are well commented. It uses the bbs user database to see who are allowed to login. Users can use their Fidonet name, Unix name or Handle. If the name is found in the userbase, the name is replaced with the real Unix name to do the password check and to start the mbsebbs program. If the user is not found in the user base, the user is asked if he wants to register as a new user. This behaviour can be turned off. If the user uses the name bbs he will start the mbnewusr program directly. All other users are not allowed to login, not even root. If you change it in the file /opt/mbse/etc/login.defs you may allow user mbse to login. I advice against it, you should use ssh if you want remote access to do maintenance.

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