Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 11:10:18 -0400 (EDT) From: Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> To: "John W. DeBoskey" <jwd@unx.sas.com> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: rexec documentation/compatibility question Message-ID: <199904161510.LAA25262@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> In-Reply-To: <199904160355.XAA13170@bb01f39.unx.sas.com> References: <199904160355.XAA13170@bb01f39.unx.sas.com>
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<<On Thu, 15 Apr 1999 23:55:10 -0400 (EDT), "John W. DeBoskey" <jwd@unx.sas.com> said: > DESCRIPTION > This interface is obsoleted by rcmd(3). It is available from the compat- > ibility library, libcompat. > However, I don't see how rcmd() can be used to replace rexec() > since rcmd() is a root/rresvport mechanism, as where rexec() is > a .netrc mechanism. Don't send passwords in the clear over the net. -GAWollman -- Garrett A. Wollman | O Siem / We are all family / O Siem / We're all the same wollman@lcs.mit.edu | O Siem / The fires of freedom Opinions not those of| Dance in the burning flame MIT, LCS, CRS, or NSA| - Susan Aglukark and Chad Irschick To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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