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<h5>Last update 07-Jan-2002</h5>
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<H1>mblogin - Unix login replacement for MBSE BBS.</H1>
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<H3>Synopsis.</H3>
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<code><strong>mblogin</strong> [-p] [-h hostname] [user]</code>
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<H3>Description.</H3>
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<strong>mblogin</strong> replaces the standard Unix login program for MBSE BBS.
You can use this program from <strong>mgetty</strong> for modem/ISDN access,
or from <strong>inetd</strong> to allow telnet access.
This program logs in the systems syslog facility because the normal login
program does this too. It uses the file <code>/opt/mbse/etc/login.defs</code>
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 <strong>mbsebbs</strong> 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 <strong>bbs</strong> he will start the
<strong>mbnewusr</strong> program directly. All other users are not allowed to
login, not even root. If you change it in the file
<code>/opt/mbse/etc/login.defs</code> you may allow user <strong>mbse</strong>
to login. I advice against it, you should use <strong>ssh</strong> if you want
remote access to do maintenance.
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