In article <199602041217.FAA01354@lager.beer.org> hpeyerl@beer.org writes:
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>>Number:         2018
>>Category:       lib
>>Synopsis:       rcmd() is too restrictive.
>>Confidential:   no
>>Severity:       non-critical
>>Priority:       low
>>Responsible:    lib-bug-people (Library Bug People)
>>State:          open
>>Class:          change-request
>>Submitter-Id:   net
>>Arrival-Date:   Sun Feb  4 10:20:10 1996
>>Last-Modified:
>>Originator:     Herb Peyerl
>>Organization:
>>Release:        01/20/96
>>Environment:
>System: NetBSD lager.beer.org 1.1A NetBSD 1.1A (LAGER) #2: Thu Jan 4 17:24:51 MST 1996 hpeyerl@lager.beer.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/hp300/compile/LAGER hp300
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>>Description:
>rcmd() is too restrictive in terms of how it executes the remote command.
>It would be nice if you could force rcmd to use something like 'ssh' or some
>other higher-security authentication mechanism.
>
>This came out of a discussion between myself and Matt Green.  We were wishing
>there was a way to get 'rdist' to use 'ssh'.
>

The new version of rdist [6.1.0] I think does not use rcmd anymore...

christos