trying to remsh from hpux to redhat

[Matt Shaffer_1]

I am trying to do remsh from an hpux box to a redhat box but I am being prompted for a password. I have edited /etc/hosts, hosts.allow, hosts.equiv, $HOME/.rhosts and restarted xinetd but I am still being asked for a password. What am I missing? Thanks

[Stuart Browne]

One of two things with the info you've given.

1) The permssions on $HOME/.rhosts isn't 0600

2) you're trying to 'remsh' as the 'root' user. RedHat boxes (by default) deny 'rsh' access for the root user.

[Sivakumar TS]

Dear Matt,

Try creating a normal user in the hpux and redhat as well.

create a .rhosts file with hpux machine's hostname in the redhat machine.

login to hpux as the new user.

now try to do remsh

With Regards,

Siva.

[Vitaly Karasik_1 · Accepted solution]

in order to allow root's remsh, add "rsh" line into /etc/securetty file.
BTW, Linux doesn't allow "+" in .rhosts file.

[Muthukumar_5]

Add remsh, rexec and rsh users in /etc/securetty file. It is needed when doing remsh from hpux box.

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Muthu

[Matt Shaffer_1]

I should have mentioned that this is a non root user. I will double check my work now.

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom Matt,

Is NIS or some other configuration involved on either end?

Also this problem points to an issue in one of the configuration files mentioned by you.

tail -f /var/log/messages

Does it accept a password if input?

SEP

[Vitaly Karasik_1]

1) try to rsh from localhost - does it work?
2) can you send us your .rhosts and remsh command you use?

[Matt Shaffer_1]

It was the permissions on $HOME/.rhosts. I had the perms set to 664 and had to be 644. So simple that I over-looked it.

[Vitaly Karasik_1]

Yes, linux is too paranoid sometimes...