rexec listen on port 513 or 514.
Check if that port is open on your server.
Secondly openning rexec opens a big security hole on server as any one can
execute a shell command with username and a password.
Secondly if you have .rhosts file in user (including root) with "++" in it
then password checking is not done.
I will not recommonded opening of port 513/514.
Best Regards,
M.S.Deshmukh,
Director.
Beta Computronics Pvt. Ltd.
Web Site - http://betacomp.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 3:04 PM
Subject: [LI] rexec problems (related to HP network printers)
>
>
>Hi all,
>
>Has anybody tried out 'rexec' on RH6.1 ?
>
>There seems to be some problem when i try to rexec using a 'root' id.
>(rexec -l root -p <password> <machine> <command>)
>
>Does this problem (or security check) have the same reasons as root not
>being allowed to telnet and ftp ? What is the solution ?
>
>I need rexec to be enabled in inetd.conf for HP Web JetAdmin which is
>required to configure all our HP Laser Printers on the network.
>
>Regards,
>Amit
>
>
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