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Re: rsh as root



On Tue, 2 Dec 1997, Tuvik Beker wrote:

> Mack wrote:
> 
> > Yes you can, but /etc/hosts.equiv is not enough.  you must create a
> > /.rhosts file with the name of the machine you are coming from.
> Are you sure? Doesn't inclusion of a host in /etc/hosts.equiv obviate
> the need for including it in a user's /.rhosts file?

it does for users != root.
rlogin/rsh will shall not refer /etc/hosts.equiv when user is root.
you must set it explicitly in .rhosts

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