of the remotely connected socket is in in monitor_read(). The easiest way to pass them in would be to add fields to the Authctxt structure, which gets passed down into auth_krb5_password(), although possibly not the best. Perhaps using a prompter isn't the best way to go, either, I'm not sure. Ultimately, I'm simply looking for any pointers as to the best way to proceed, even if it's "read the code" :-> Thanks, ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | Jim Hranicky, Senior SysAdmin UF/CISE Department | | E314D CSE Building Phone (352) 392-1499 | | jfh at cise.ufl.edu http://www.cise.ufl.edu/~jfh | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Given a choice between a complex, difficult-to-understand, disconcerting explanation and a simplistic, comforting one, many prefer simplistic comfort if it's remotely plausible, especially if it involves blaming someone else for their problems." -- Bob Lewis, _Infoworld_