How can I open up rsh access on Linux

[KPS]

I'm trying to rsh from Solaris to a server configured with Red Hat 2.1 AS. When I do, I get a message that says "Connection Refused".
Are there some things i can look at. I checked the .rhosts file and there is an entry for the source of the rsh session on the target.

Thanks for any help you can provide...
-Ken

[Paul Cross_1]

make sure xinetd is installed
make sure rsh is installed

add to /etc/securetty:
rexec
rsh
rlogin

set disable=no for /etc/xinet.d/rsh and /etc/xinet.d/rlogin

[KPS]

I found that I had to add entries to /etc/securetty for rlogin, rexec, and rsh and this seems to be working now. The only trouble I'm having issues with now is that I'm being prompted for a password, where I'm trying to not be prompted for this.



Both are installed and running..

I checked /etc/xinetd.d/rsh and /etc/xinted.d/rlogin and disable=no for both.

[Paul Cross_1]

try adding the FQDN to your .rhosts file as in:

userx hostname.excellent.com

if that doesn't work use the IP number as in:

userx 192.168.1.10

p.

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

After making the change to the two files in /etc/xinetd.d you need to:

service xinetd restart

To have the change take effect.

You can try the rsh command with the set -x command as well.

SEP