As root, can't rlogin from particular server without password

[Jay Core]

Hello,

strange problem. As root, I want to be able to rlogin from host7 and host8 to host9, without supplying a password. While I am able to do this from host8 to host9 with no problem, whenever I rlog from host7 to host9, the system asks for a password. inetd.sec is not setup on any of the servers, and here is the .rhosts file on host9:

#more .rhosts
host7
host7.long.name.net
host8
host8.long.name.net

I do not want to add +root to .rhosts, because I only want to be able to rlogin as root without a password from these 2 specified servers.

What am I missing??

Thanks,
Joe

[Chris Watkins_1]

Make sure host7's entry is correct in host9's /etc/hosts file,
or that it gets the correct info from DNS if you're using DNS.

[Uday_S_Ankolekar]

Try with ipaddress instead of ipaddress
Also put root infront of ipaddress or hostname

host7.long.name.net root
xx.xx.xx.xx root

-USA..

[Vijaya Kumar_3]

Some more thoughts for troubleshooting:

Check host7 is able to connect to any other host using rlogin? Can you check the permission for .rhosts file? Any DNS issues with host7?

One more link:
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=64497

-Vijay

[Jay Core]

Chris - thanks - good thought - the IP was correct in /etc/hosts

Uday - thanks - I tried with short name, long name, and IP, and put root after them, and it didn't work.

I'll keep looking.

Thanks,
Joe

[Chris Watkins_1]

You might try adding a hosts.equiv file, but that's masking the problem.

In the same format as .rhosts, ie...

cat /etc/hosts.equiv

hostname root
hostname2 root
etc... root

[Jay Core]

Vijay,

thanks. host7 can connect to any other host with no problem. .rhosts is set at 600, on host9, and DNS is fine, both forward and reverse.

Joe

[Jay Core]

Chris,

thanks - like you intimated, I do want to get to the "root" of the problem - so I'll use your solution as a last resort.

No offense
Thanks,
Joe

[Vijaya Kumar_3]

One more thought:

Is Host7 running MC/Serviceguard?

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=138299

-Vijay

[Jay Core]

Vijay - no ServiceGuard

thanks,
Joe