Subject: behaviour of root .rhosts
To: None <tech-net@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Martin Cracauer <cracauer@wavehh.hanse.de>
List: tech-net
Date: 10/09/1995 10:51:07
When /dev/ttyp? is not secure in /etc/ttys, I noticed that a .rhosts
for root refuses rlogin to the system, but allowes `rsh <command>`
with full su rights.

That makes no sense. Should it be changed to refuse rsh as well when
ttyp* is not secure?

Martin
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