[olug] rsh on RH 7.1

[Phil Brutsche]

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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said...

> Quick question--
>
> I am running redhat linux 7.1 with pam. What are the steps to be able to
>
> rsh without being prompted for a password?

Use of rsh is *strongly* not recommended.  Putting it on your computer is
like putting up a billboard screaming "HACK ME!".  ssh is widely regarded
as a secure alternative.  ssh beats rsh on feature set as well.

But, if you're insistent, view the rhosts manpage.  Each line in ~/.rhosts
looks like this:

host username

allowing username connecting from host to execute commands without being
prompted for a password.

Each line in /etc/pam.d/rsh will also need to be uncommented for "correct"
(password protected, for as little protection it gives you) operation of
rsh.

> I am trying to use a backup program which needs to rsh to localhost so I
> can do backups!

What program is that?

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