NAME

kas_interactive - Enters interactive mode

SYNOPSIS

kas interactive [-admin_username <admin principal to use for authentication>] [-password_for_admin <admin password>] [-cell <cell name>] [-servers <explicit list of authentication servers>+] [-noauth] [-help]

kas i [-a <admin principal to use for authentication>] [-p <admin password>] [-c <cell name>] [-s <explicit list of authentication servers>+] [-n] [-h]

DESCRIPTION

The kas interactive command establishes an interactive session for the issuer of the command. By default, the command interpreter establishes an authenticated connection for the user logged into the local file system with all of the Authentication Servers listed in the local /usr/vice/etc/CellServDB file for the cell named in the local /usr/vice/etc/ThisCell file. To specify an alternate identity, cell name, or list of Authentication Servers, include the -admin_username, -cell, or -servers arguments respectively. Interactive mode lasts for six hours unless the maximum ticket lifetime for the issuer or the Authentication Server's Ticket Granting Service is shorter.

There are two other ways to enter interactive mode, in addition to the kas interactive command:

There are several consequences of entering interactive mode:

To establish an unauthenticated connection to the Authentication Server, include the -noauth flag or provide an incorrect password. Unless authorization checking is disabled on each Authentication Server machine involved, however, it is not possible to perform any privileged operations within such a session.

To end the current authenticated connection and establish an unauthenticated one, issue the kas noauthentication command. To leave interactive mode and return to the regular shell prompt, issue the kas quit command.

OPTIONS

-admin_username <admin principal>

Specifies the user identity under which to authenticate with the Authentication Server for execution of the command. For more details, see kas(8).

-password_for_admin <admin password>

Specifies the password of the command's issuer. If it is omitted (as recommended), the kas command interpreter prompts for it and does not echo it visibly. For more details, see kas(8).

-cell <cell name>

Names the cell in which to run the command. For more details, see kas(8).

-servers <authentication servers>+

Names each machine running an Authentication Server with which to establish a connection. For more details, see kas(8).

-noauth

Assigns the unprivileged identity anonymous to the issuer. For more details, see kas(8).

-help

Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are ignored.

EXAMPLES

The following example shows a user entering interactive mode as the privileged user admin.

   % kas interactive admin
   Password for admin: I<admin_password>
   ka>

PRIVILEGE REQUIRED

None

SEE ALSO

kas(8), kas_noauthentication(8), kas_quit(8)

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