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Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 08:36:25 -0400 (EDT)
From: Peter Philipp <pjp@bsd-daemon.net>
To: Feiyi Wang <fwang2@cobblers.csc.ncsu.edu>
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Subject: Re: rlogin ask for password
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On Fri, 17 Jul 1998, Feiyi Wang wrote:

> Hi, I am setting up .rhosts to let me do rlogin to a remote machine. The
> problem is it always ask me for password, what could be wrong? (platform
> 2.2.5)
> 
> btw - I am not currently on the list, please cc to me a copy.

Make sure that you set up the .rhosts on the remote host not the local
box.  While we're at this, have you considered ssh instead of rsh?

more info at ftp.cs.hut.fi /pub/ssh on SSH.


Peter Philipp (PP2441)
Daemonic Networks
"How I wish you were here..." - Pink Floyd


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