NAME
rlogind - Remote login server
SYNOPSIS
rlogind [OPTION...]
DESCRIPTION
Remote login server, using PAM service 'rlogin'.
- -4, --ipv4
-
daemon mode only accepts IPv4
- -6, --ipv6
-
only IPv6 in daemon mode
- -a, --verify-hostname
-
ask hostname for verification
- -d, --daemon[=MAX]
-
daemon mode, with instance limit
- -D, --debug[=LEVEL]
-
set debug level
- -l, --no-rhosts
-
ignore .rhosts file
- -L, --local-domain=NAME
-
set local domain name
- -n, --no-keepalive
-
do not set SO_KEEPALIVE
- -o, --allow-root
-
allow uid 0 to login, disabled by default
- -p, --port=PORT
-
listen on given port (valid only in daemon mode)
- -r, --reverse-required
-
require reverse resolving of a remote host IP
- -?, --help
-
give this help list
- --usage
-
give a short usage message
- -V, --version
-
print program version
Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.
AUTHOR
Written by Alain Magloire and Sergey Poznyakoff.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <[email protected]>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for rlogind is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and rlogind programs are properly installed at your site, the command
-
info rlogind
should give you access to the complete manual.