Subject: Re: .rhosts (please help)
To: Redouane Najah Semlali <rns@azure.net>
From: Andrew Gillham <gillhaa@ghost.whirlpool.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 10/12/1998 11:52:43
Redouane Najah Semlali writes:
> Hi Simon,
>
> Thank you very much for your quick answer.
> Before sending my last e-mail, I've already done what you advise me to
> do (using .rhosts file ) and it dosen't work. I used to work with
> .rhosts file in other UNIX system.
>
> Do you still have some tips to tell me ?
man rhosts
...
Logins as root only check root's .rhosts file; the /etc/hosts.equiv file
is not checked for security. Access permitted through root's .rhosts
file is typically only for rsh(1), as root must still login on the con-
sole for an interactive login such as rlogin(1).
...
-Andrew
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