> >> make sure rshd rlogind have the -h parameter in /etc/inetd.conf
> >>
> >>
> >> using rsh/rlogin the user can rsh or rlogin as the root user locally
> >
> >rsh/rlogin are IMHO major security holes in a system. I would
> >never run rlogind/rshd on a networked system unless it was a
> >totally trusted private network. Even then, ssh is much better
> >of a shell as it provides security and encryption.
> >
>
> I know, I put it here as an alternative. He may not have ssh but virtually
> everybody has rsh/rlogin
ssh takes about 5 minutes to download after a ftpsearch of the
rpm. Thats over modem. Direct connection would take seconds.
Everyone needing remote shell access should be running ssh IMHO.
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