dce_login(1m)

NAME

dce_login − Validates a principal’s identity and obtains the principal’s network credentials

SYNOPSIS

dce_login [principal_name] [password] [-c | -k keytable] [-r] [-e[xec] cmd_string]

OPTIONS

-cCauses the principal’s identity to be certified. If you do not specify −c, the principal’s identity is validated only.

-k keytableRetrieves the authentication key from keytable.

-rRefreshes and validates the current login ID.

-e[xec] cmd_string
Executes the command supplied as cmd_string.

ARGUMENTS

principal_nameThe name of the principal to log in as.

passwordThe password for principal_name.

DESCRIPTION

The dce_login command is supplied for use in DCE configuration. It validates a principal’s identity and obtains the principal’s network credentials. If the −c option is supplied, the command also certifies the principal’s identity, and, if the principal is able to be certified, creates an entry for the principal in the machine’s local registry. If the principal is not able to be certified, the command attempts to log the principal in via the local registry. The -exec option executes the command specified by cmd_string after login. If cmd_string is specified without a full pathname, the path prefix is obtained by searching the directories according to the PATH variable. If you do not supply the name of the principal to validate, either on the command line with the principal_name argument or through the -r option that retrieves the principal name from the current login context, dce_login prompts for the principal name. If you do not supply the principal’s authentication key either on the command line with password argument or through the -k option that retrieves the principal authentication key from the specified keytable, dce_login prompts for the password. If you supply the principal name and password on the command line, you must specify the principal name first, followed by the password. If you supply the principal_name argument and the -r option, the named principla must be the principal of the current network identity. The dce_login command executes the shell specified in the SHELL environment variable. Note that if the clocks on the Security server and client machines are not synchronized to within 2 or 3 minutes of each other, you may receive a password validation error and be unable to be validated.