Hmm well ssh will definately allow passwordless logins etc and as far as i know rsh will too. the only limitations being that you wont get windows network access. could you use that instead ? (i dont know what PVM is)
> -----Original Message----- > From: Onur SOYSAL [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 21 March 2003 14:33 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Problem with PVM on CYGWIN > > > Hello, > I'm trying to run PVM3.4.4 on CYGWIN 1.3.3. PVM requires an rsh/rexec > connection to host machines WITHOUT password. My final aim is > to create a > pvm slave machine in cygwin. > > Here are the steps I follow: > > 1- I install CYGWIN > 2- config inetd using iu-config > 3- change hosts.allow as follows > > sshd: ALL > rshd: ALL > > 4- start inetd as a service (using inetd --install-as-service and net > start inetd) > 5- write a .rhosts file (this file works on redhat 7.3 systems) > 6- i can start pvm deamon from local windows machine using cygwin bash > shell and it works. > > but i can't run commands without password, so pvm can't start > deamon on my > cygwin/windows system remotely. > I read it is not possible to login into accounts that require password > without password .So as far as I understand the .rhosts authorization > mechanism doesn't work with cygwin. > > * How can I solve this problem of running pvm on cygwin? > > * Also does rsh use any init script (like .profile) to set environment > options. > > -Onur Soysal > > Middle East Technical University > Computer Engineering Dept. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/