Subject: lib/2018: rcmd() is too restrictive.
To: None <gnats-bugs@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Herb Peyerl <hpeyerl@beer.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 02/04/1996 05:17:10
>Number: 2018
>Category: lib
>Synopsis: rcmd() is too restrictive.
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: lib-bug-people (Library Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sun Feb 4 10:20:10 1996
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Herb Peyerl
>Organization:
>Release: 01/20/96
>Environment:
System: NetBSD lager.beer.org 1.1A NetBSD 1.1A (LAGER) #2: Thu Jan 4 17:24:51 MST 1996 hpeyerl@lager.beer.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/hp300/compile/LAGER hp300
>Description:
rcmd() is too restrictive in terms of how it executes the remote command.
It would be nice if you could force rcmd to use something like 'ssh' or some
other higher-security authentication mechanism.
This came out of a discussion between myself and Matt Green. We were wishing
there was a way to get 'rdist' to use 'ssh'.
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