KLOG.KRB5(1) AFS Command Reference KLOG.KRB5(1)NAME
klog.krb5 - Authenticates to Kerberos and obtains a token
SYNOPSIS
klog.krb5 [-x] [-principal <user name>]
[-password <user's password>] [-cell <cell name>]
[-k <realm>] [-pipe] [-silent]
[-lifetime <ticket lifetime in hh[:mm[:ss]]>]
[-setpag] [-tmp] [-noprdb] [-unwrap] [-help]
klog.krb5 [-x] [-pr <user name>]
[-pa <user's password>]
[-c <cell name>]
[-k <realm>] [-pi] [-si]
[-l <ticket lifetime in hh[:mm[:ss]]>]
[-se] [-t] [-n] [-u] [-h]
DESCRIPTION
The klog.krb5 command obtains a Kerberos v5 ticket from a Kerberos KDC
and, from the ticket, an AFS token and then stores it in the Cache
Manager. The Cache Manager keeps the token in kernel memory and uses
it when obtaining authenticated access to the AFS filespace. This
command does not affect the issuer's identity (UNIX UID) on the local
file system.
By default, the command interpreter obtains a token for the AFS user
name that matches the issuer's local user name. To specify an
alternate user, include the -principal argument. The user named by the
-principal argument does not have to appear in the local password file
(the /etc/passwd file or equivalent).
By default, the command interpreter obtains a token for the local cell,
as defined by the AFSCELL environment variable set in the command shell
or by the /usr/vice/etc/ThisCell file on the local machine. To specify
an alternate cell, include the -cell argument. A user can have tokens
in multiple cells simultaneously, but only one token per cell per
connection to the client machine. If the user's credential structure
already contains a token for the requested cell, the token resulting
from this command replaces it.
By default, the command interpreter obtains a Kerberos ticket for the
local realm. To specify a different Kerberos realm, include the -k
argument. The Kerberos realm name need not match the AFS cell name.
klog.krb5 will request a ticket for the principal "afs/cell" where cell
is the cell name for which the user is requesting tokens, falling back
on the principal "afs" if that principal does not work.
The lifetime of the token resulting from this command is the smallest
of the following:
· The lifetime specified by the issuer with the -lifetime argument if
that argument was given.
· The maximum ticket lifetime recorded for the "afs/cell" principal
in thet Kerberos database.
· The maximum ticket lifetime recorded in the specified user's
Kerberos database entry.
CAUTIONS
By default, this command does not create a new process authentication
group (PAG); see the description of the pagsh command to learn about
PAGs. If a cell does not use an AFS-modified login utility, users must
include -setpag option to this command, or issue the pagsh command
before this one, to have their tokens stored in a credential structure
that is identified by PAG rather than by local UID. Users should be
aware that -setpag will not work on some systems, most notably recent
Linux systems, and using pagsh is preferrable and more reliable.
When a credential structure is identified by local UID, the potential
security exposure is that the local superuser "root" can use the UNIX
su command to assume any other identity and automatically inherit the
tokens associated with that UID. Identifying the credential structure
by PAG makes it more difficult (but not impossible) for the local
superuser to obtain tokens of other users.
If the -password argument is used, the specified password cannot begin
with a hyphen, because it is interpreted as another option name. Use
of the -password argument is not recommended in any case.
By default, it is possible to issue this command on a properly
configured NFS client machine that is accessing AFS via the NFS/AFS
Translator, assuming that the NFS client machine is a supported system
type. However, if the translator machine's administrator has enabled
UID checking by including the -uidcheck on argument to the fs exportafs
command, the command fails with an error message similar to the
following:
Warning: Remote pioctl to <translator_machine> has failed (err=8). . .
Unable to authenticate to AFS because a pioctl failed.
Enabling UID checking means that the credential structure in which
tokens are stored on the translator machine must be identified by a UID
that matches the local UID of the process that is placing the tokens in
the credential structure. After the klog.krb5 command interpreter
obtains the token on the NFS client, it passes it to the remote
executor daemon on the translator machine, which makes the system call
that stores the token in a credential structure on the translator
machine. The remote executor generally runs as the local superuser
"root", so in most cases its local UID (normally zero) does not match
the local UID of the user who issued the klog.krb5 command on the NFS
client machine.
Issuing the klog.krb5 command on an NFS client machine creates a
security exposure: the command interpreter passes the token across the
network to the remote executor daemon in clear text mode.
OPTIONS-x Appears only for backwards compatibility. Its former function is
now the default behavior of this command.
-principal <user name>
Specifies the user name to authenticate. If this argument is
omitted, the default value is the local user name.
-password <user's password>
Specifies the issuer's password (or that of the alternate user
identified by the -principal argument). Omit this argument to have
the command interpreter prompt for the password, in which case it
does not echo visibly in the command shell.
-cell <cell name>
Specifies the cell for which to obtain a token. During a single
login session on a given machine, a user can be authenticated in
multiple cells simultaneously, but can have only one token at a
time for each of them (that is, can only authenticate under one
identity per cell per session on a machine). It is acceptable to
abbreviate the cell name to the shortest form that distinguishes it
from the other cells listed in the /usr/vice/etc/CellServDB file on
the client machine on which the command is issued.
If this argument is omitted, the command is executed in the local
cell, as defined
· First, by the value of the environment variable AFSCELL.
· Second, in the /usr/vice/etc/ThisCell file on the client
machine on which the command is issued.
-k <realm>
Obtain tickets and tokens from the <realm> Kerberos realm. If this
option is not given, klog.krb5 defaults to using the default local
realm. The Kerberos realm name need not match the AFS cell name.
-pipe
Suppresses all output to the standard output stream, including
prompts and error messages. The klog.krb5 command interpreter
expects to receive the password from the standard input stream. Do
not use this argument; it is designed for use by application
programs rather than human users.
-silent
Suppresses some of the trace messages that the klog.krb5 command
produces on the standard output stream by default. It still
reports on major problems encountered.
-lifetime <ticket lifetime
Requests a specific lifetime for the token. Provide a number of
hours and optionally minutes and seconds in the format
hh[:mm[:ss]].
-setpag
Creates a process authentication group (PAG) prior to requesting
authentication. The token is associated with the newly created PAG.
-tmp
Creates a Kerberos-style ticket file rather than only obtaining
tokens. The ticket file will be stored in the default Kerberos
ticket cache location, which is usually in the /tmp directory of
the local machine (but depends on the Kerberos implementation
used).
-noprdb
By default, klog.krb5 looks up the user's AFS ID in the Protection
Server and associates the token with that AFS ID. This is helpful
when looking at the output of commands like tokens but is not
required. If this option is given, this behavior is suppressed and
klog.krb5 will store the token under a generic name. You may wish
this if, for example, you have problems contacting the Protection
Server for an AFS cell for some reason.
-unwrap
Normally, klog.krb5 uses the Kerberos service ticket for the AFS
principal as the AFS token. If this option is given, klog.krb5
creates a different, simplified AFS token form based on the service
ticket (the so-called "rxkad 2b" token). Normally, this is not
necessary. However, if you are using older OpenAFS software that
cannot handle large ticket sizes in conjunction with Active
Directory as the Kerberos server, using -unwrap can shrink the AFS
token size so that older software can handle it more easily.
-help
Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options
are ignored.
OUTPUT
If the -tmp flag is included, the following message confirms that a
Kerberos ticket cache was created:
Wrote ticket file to /tmp/krb5cc_1000_rENJoZ
The path to the cache will vary, of course.
EXAMPLES
Most often, this command is issued without arguments. The appropriate
password is for the person currently logged into the local system. The
ticket's lifetime is calculated as described in DESCRIPTION.
% klog.krb5
Password for user@EXAMPLE.ORG:
The following example authenticates the user as admin in the ABC
Corporation's test cell:
% klog.krb5 -principal admin -cell test.abc.com
Password for admin@ABC.COM:
In the following, the issuer requests a ticket lifetime of 104 hours 30
minutes (4 days 8 hours 30 minutes).
% klog.krb5 -lifetime 104:30
Password for user@EXAMPLE.ORG:
PRIVILEGE REQUIRED
None
SEE ALSOaklog(1), fs_exportafs(1), pagsh(1), tokens(1)COPYRIGHT
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