I do not know much about the configutation format of the ~/.rhosts file.
However I know that Every Security Document I have Ever Seen has said to
delete all of the.rhosts files as they make it faily simple to login without
realy having a user's name and Passsword. Use Extreme care if this is a
machine that will be connected to the internet (even as a dial Up Conection)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eugene [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 11:03 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Remote hosts file
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> > .rhosts i dont know, never used it, so it cant be
> > all that important, on
> > the otherhand you possably mean /etc/hosts the place
> > where hosts are
> > defined by thier ip#.
>
> Thanks for the info, but I meant .rhosts. The most I
> know about this file is that it enables the remote
> hosts to access your machine without asking for userID
> and passwords (if your userIDs on remote and your
> machine are the same). This file should be especially
> useful for newbies like us because in case of
> emergency it would be possible to access the machine
> from remote host.
> But, as you see, this knowledge is not enough to set
> up such file. So does anyone know how to do it?
>
>
>
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> <|>
> Eugene
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