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Johnson Punniyalingam
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Re: how to configure rlogin

Hi Senthil Kumar

>>what is the purpose of ".rhosts"

what is the purpose of "/etc/hosts.equiv"<<<


To allow a user access to a remote system using rcp or remsh or rlogin without supplying a password, set up an /etc/hosts.equiv or $HOME/.rhosts file on the remote system. See the hosts.equiv(4) manpage for more information.

The /etc/hosts.equiv file can contain NFS netgroups. See Installing and Administering NFS Services for more information.

$HOME/.rhosts file
Users listed in $HOME/.rhosts are allowed access to the local system, from the remote systems and accounts named in the file, without supplying a password. This file should be owned by the local user.

In the following example, /users/spence/.rhosts resides on system wsj6700. Users tom and patrick can log in to spenceâ s account on wsj6700, from ws732 and wsb2600 respectively, without supplying a password.

Thanks,
Johnson
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