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Administering TCP/IP

Establishing user equivalence

User equivalence allows a user to use rlogin to log in to an equivalent account on another host without entering a password. SCOadmin managers require this equivalence to allow you to manage other systems over the network. You can establish user equivalence between:


NOTE: Entries in /etc/hosts.equiv can create large holes in system security. Be sparing in their use. In most circumstances, it is unwise to create entries that allow all users on remote hosts to access all accounts on your local host.

If there are entries in both .rhosts and /etc/hosts.equiv for the same host or host/account combination, then the entry from /etc/hosts.equiv determines the extent of user equivalence. For more information, see the manual page for rhosts(SFF).


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