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14249 pseudo-terminal nomenclature should reflect POSIX
Change-Id: Ib4a3cef899ff4c71b09cb0dc6878863c5e8357bc
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
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-.TH IN.RLOGIND 1M "June 20, 2021"
+.TH IN.RLOGIND 1M "February 5, 2022"
.SH NAME
in.rlogind, rlogind \- remote login server
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
\fB/usr/sbin/in.rlogind\fR [\fB-k5eExXciPp\fR] [\fB-s\fR \fItos\fR] [\fB-S\fR \fIkeytab\fR]
@@ -80,22 +80,22 @@
\fBhosts.equiv\fR(4).
.RE
.sp
.LP
Once the source port and address have been checked, \fBin.rlogind\fR allocates
-a pseudo-terminal and manipulates file descriptors so that the slave half of
-the pseudo-terminal becomes the \fBstdin\fR, \fBstdout\fR, and \fBstderr\fR for
-a login process. The login process is an instance of the \fBlogin\fR(1)
+a pseudo-terminal and manipulates file descriptors so that the subsidiary half
+of the pseudo-terminal becomes the \fBstdin\fR, \fBstdout\fR, and \fBstderr\fR
+for a login process. The login process is an instance of the \fBlogin\fR(1)
program, invoked with the \fB-r\fR.
.sp
.LP
The login process then proceeds with the \fBpam\fR(3PAM) authentication
process. See \fBSECURITY\fR below. If automatic authentication fails, it
reprompts the user to login.
.sp
.LP
-The parent of the login process manipulates the master side of the
+The parent of the login process manipulates the manager side of the
pseudo-terminal, operating as an intermediary between the login process and the
client instance of the \fBrlogin\fR program. In normal operation, a packet
protocol is invoked to provide Ctrl-S and Ctrl-Q type facilities and propagate
interrupt signals to the remote programs. The login process propagates the
client terminal's baud rate and terminal type, as found in the environment