How can I login to a remote ftp server without having to type in my login name as part of the login?

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Issue

  • How can I login to a remote ftp server, authenticating with Kerberos, without having to type in my login name as part of the login?
  • How can I login to a remote ftp server without having to type in my login name as part of the login?
  • When trying to login via FTP I can authenticate via kerberos. While this works, how can I prevent having to type in the username at the following prompt?
$ ftp ftpserver.iparealm.org 
Connected to ftpserver.iparealm.org.
220 ftpserver.iparealm.org FTP server (Version 5.60) ready.
334 Using authentication type GSSAPI; ADAT must follow
GSSAPI accepted as authentication type
GSSAPI authentication succeeded
Name (ftpserver.iparealm.org:username):

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
  • FTP
  • Kerberos

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