Re: rlogin doesn't obey rhosts...

Edvard Majakari (ed@a41a.otanner.ton.tut.fi)
Sat, 3 Feb 1996 16:38:32 +0200 (EET)


On Fri, 2 Feb 1996, Carlos Alberto Carvalho wrote:

> I'm trying to use rlogin to enter in another machine. I included the
> calling machine in my .rhosts, but it still asks for the passwd. I
> tried both the hostname and FQDN. I put the calling machine in
> /etc/hosts. What could be the problem? I'm trying to log in from
> another city.

I guess the problem is this: for some inexplicable reason rlogin
parameter format differs between rlogin -l <user> host@domain
and rlogin host@domain -l <user>

Hope this helps.

// Ed http://lodge.ton.tut.fi/~ed/
%
We are MicroSoft. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.