rsh to redhat linux

[Rick Stevens]

On Wed, 2006-03-01 at 10:56 +0000, John Dunn wrote:
> I have a requirement to rsh from a AIX machien to a linux machine
> 
> from aixuser on aixhost I run
> 
> rsh linuxhost -l linuxuser date
> 
> returns 
> 
> permission denied
> 
> 
> /etc/hosts.equiv on linuxhost is
> 
> +  aixuser
> +  aixhost
> 
> rshd is running on linuxhost
> 
> What am I missing?

The /etc/hosts.equiv on the Linux machine should look like:

	+aixhost
	+linuxuser

or

	+aixhost linuxuser

The username in the hosts.equiv must be the username on the Linux box,
not the AIX box.

If possible, I HIGHLY recommend you NOT use rsh, rcp, or telnet--
especially over an unsecured network, as all network I/O is
unencryptyed.  Use the ssh equivalents, ssh and scp.

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