Re: address@hidden: Bug#108164: rlogin does not work for non-root]

[Alain Magloire]

> 
> Hi,
> 
> Here a bug reported to the Debian BTS by a fellow Hurd developer.

- rlogin has to be setuid root.
- It's working on GNU/Linux because the executables were
  install properly (rlogin, rsh, ping etc ..) must be setuid.

> 
> ----- Forwarded message from Neal H Walfield <address@hidden> -----
> 
> Subject: Bug#108164: rlogin does not work for non-root
> Reply-To: Neal H Walfield <address@hidden>, address@hidden
> From: Neal H Walfield <address@hidden>
> To: address@hidden
> 
> Package: inetutils
> Version: 1.3.2-9
> 
> rlogin does not work for non-root users.
> 
> Normally, rlogin attempts to connect to the server using a
> port < IPPORT_RESERVED so that, if configured correctly, the rlogin
> server will not prompt for a password.  If the rlogin client fails to
> bind to a port < IPPORT_RESERVED (as it will for all non-root users), it
> will attempt to connect using a port >= IPPORT_RESERVED.  inetutils
> fails to do this.  I have confirmed that inetutils' version of rlogin
> shows the same behavior when running under GNU/Linux:
> 
>       address@hidden:~/inetutils-1.3.2/rlogin (0)$ ./rlogin localhost
>       rcmd: socket: Permission denied
>       address@hidden:~/inetutils-1.3.2/rlogin (1)$ sudo ./rlogin \
>       > localhost
>       Password:
>       Last login: Fri Aug  3 ...
>       [snip]
>       address@hidden:~$
> 
> Using the rlogin supplied with GNU/Linux reveals the expected behavior:
> 
>       address@hidden:~/inetutils-1.3.2/rlogin (1)$ rlogin localhost
>       Password:
>       Last login: Fri Aug  3 ...
>       [snip]
>       address@hidden:~$
> 
> I have confirmed that this is the latest version of inetutils available
> at ftp.gnu.org.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- End forwarded message -----
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