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NAME
rootd - The ROOT file server daemon
SYNOPSIS
rootd [options]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the rootd program.
rootd is a ROOT remote file server daemon.
This small server is started either by inetd(8) (or xinetd(8)) when a client requests a connection to a
rootd server or by hand (i.e. from the command line). The rootd server works with the ROOT TNetFile,
TFTP and TNetSystem classes. It allows access to remote directories and ROOT files in either read or
write mode from any ROOT interactive session. By default rootd listens on port 1094, assigned to it by
IANA.
STARTING VIA (X)INETD
To run rootd via inetd(8) or xinetd(8) the port 1094 must be assigned to rootd in /etc/services; the
following line should be added, if not present:
rootd 1094/tcp
If the system uses inetd, add the following line to /etc/inetd.conf:
rootd stream tcp nowait root <bindir>/rootd rootd -i
where <bindir> is the directory you have installed rootd in.
The inetd(8) daemon must re-read its configuration file to become aware of the new service. This can be
done either by killing and restarting it manually
kill -HUP <pid inetd>
or, if SYSV init(8) scripts are used, by restarting it, e.g.
/etc/init.d/inetd restart
If the system uses xinetd(8) instead, a file named 'rootd' should be created under /etc/xinetd.d with
content:
# default: off
# description: The rootd daemon
#
service rootd
{
disable = no
flags = REUSE
socket_type = stream
wait = no
user = root
server = <bindir>/rootd
server_args = -i
}
where, again, <bindir> is the directory you have installed rootd in.
The xinetd(8) daemon must be restarted:
/sbin/service xinetd restart
If you installed ROOT using some pre-compiled package (for example a Redhat Linux or a Debian GNU/Linux
package), this may already be done for you.
The above configuration examples start the daemon with superuser privileges. Please refer to the inetd(8)
or xinetd(8) documentation for ways of limiting the privileges.
STARTING BY HAND
You can also start rootd by hand running directly under your private account (no root system privileges
needed). For example to start rootd listening on port 5151 just type:
rootd -p 5151
Notice: no & is needed rootd will go in background by itself.
ANONYMOUS LOGINS
rootd can also be configured for anonymous usage (like anonymous ftp). To setup rootd to accept anonymous
logins do the following (while being logged in as root):
1 Add the following line to /etc/passwd:
rootd:*:71:72:Anonymous rootd:/var/spool/rootd:/bin/false
where you may modify the uid, gid (71, 72) and the home directory to suite your system.
2 Add the following line to /etc/group:
rootd:*:72:rootd
where the gid must match the gid in /etc/passwd
3
Create the directories:
/var/spool/rootd
mkdir /var/spool/rootd/tmp
chmod 777 /var/spool/rootd/tmp
Where /var/spool/rootd must match the rootd home directory as specified in the rootd /etc/passwd
entry.
4 To make writable directories for anonymous do, for example:
mkdir /var/spool/rootd/pub
chown rootd:rootd /var/spool/rootd/pub
That's all.
If you installed ROOT using some pre-compiled package (for example a Redhat Linux or a Debian GNU/Linux
package), this may already be done for you.
Several remarks:
* You can login to an anonymous server either with the names anonymous or rootd.
* The passwd should be of type user@host.domain Only the @ is enforced for the time being.
* In anonymous mode the top of the file tree is set to the rootd home directory, therefore only
files below the home directory can be accessed.
* Anonymous mode only works when the server is started via inetd(8) or xinetd(8).
ABOUT PASSWORD AUTHENTICATION
In system using shadow passwords, full access to the password field of the user information structure
requires special privileges; this is typically granted if rootd is started by inetd(8) or xinetd(8), as
the in above examples. If the daemon is started in unprivileged mode, either from a regular account or by
(x)inetd with reduced privileges, password-based authentication require users to create a file
$HOME/.rootdpass containing an encrypted password (using crypt(3)). The system tests the existence of
this file before checking the system password files. An encrypted password can be created in the
following way:
perl -e '$pw = crypt("<secretpasswd>","salt"); print "$pw0'
storing the output string in $HOME/.rootdpass .
If the $HOME/.rootdpass does not exists and the system password file cannot be accessed, rootd attempts
to run the authentication via an sshd(8) daemon.
OPTIONS
-b <tcpwindowsize>
specifies the tcp window size in bytes (e.g. see http://www.psc.edu/networking/perf_tune.html).
Default is 65535. Only change default for pipes with a high bandwidth*delay product.
-d <level>
level of debug info written to syslogd 0 = no debug (default), 1 = minimum, 2 = medium, 3 =
maximum.
-D <rootdaemonrc>
read access rules from file <rootdaemonrc>. By default <root_etc_dir>/system.rootdaemonrc is used
for access rules; for privately started daemons $HOME/.rootdaemonrc (if present) is read first.
-f run in the foreground (output on the window); useful for debugging purposes.
-i indicates that rootd was started by inetd(8) or xinetd(8).
-noauth
do not require client authentication
-p <port#>[-<port2#>]
specifies the port number to listen on. Use port-port2 to find the first available port in the
indicated range. Use 0-N for range relative to default service port.
-r files can only be opened in read-only mode
-s <sshd_port#>
specifies the port number for the sshd daemon used for authentication (default is 22).
-T <tmpdir>
specifies the directory path to be used to place temporary files; default is /usr/tmp. Useful when
running with limited privileges.
-w do not check /etc/hosts.equiv, $HOME/.rhosts for password-based authentication; by default these
files are checked first by calling ruserok(...); if this option is specified a password is always
required.
SEE ALSO
root(1), proofd(1), system.rootdaemonrc(1)
For more information on the ROOT system, please refer to http://root.cern.ch ⟨http://root.cern.ch/⟩
ORIGINAL AUTHORS
The ROOT team (see web page above):
Rene Brun and Fons Rademakers
COPYRIGHT
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser
General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License,
or (at your option) any later version.
This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even
the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General
Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this library; if not,
write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
AUTHOR
This manual page was originally written by Christian Holm Christensen <cholm@nbi.dk>, for the Debian
GNU/Linux system and ROOT version 3. It has been modified by G. Ganis <g.ganis@cern.ch> to document new
features included in ROOT version 4.