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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
Subject: Re: bin/48940: rcp fails for root even when rsh works fine
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The following reply was made to PR bin/48940; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
To: Mike Makonnen <mtm@identd.net>
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: bin/48940: rcp fails for root even when rsh works fine
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 08:08:35 +1100 (EST)

 On Thu, 6 Mar 2003, Mike Makonnen wrote:
 > Subject: Re: bin/48940: rcp fails for root even when rsh works fine
 
 >  By default ssh does not permit root logins and ignores .rhosts files. You will
 >  need to add the following to /etc/ssh/sshd_config. The usual caveats about
 >  security implications apply...
 >
 >  PermitRootLogin yes
 >  IgnoreRhosts no
 
 Er, ssh's configurarion doesn't affect rsh.
 
 I don't know how rsh can work for root without changing
 /etc/pam.d/rsh to add a security hole almost as above.  Without such a
 hole, neither rsh nor rcp by root work for me; with such a hold, they both
 work for me.
 
 Bruce
 

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