


      .RHOSTS(4)                 (Bull-SPS9)                 .RHOSTS(4)



      NAME
           rhosts - file used to verify remote shell command execution

      DESCRIPTION
           .rhosts is a file in the user's home directory ($HOME) on a
           remote machine.  .rhosts contains the user's local machine
           name and user name.  The  .rhosts file is checked by rshd(1)
           and rlogind(1) to confirm that privilege to the remote
           machine can be granted.  The .rhosts file is read only if an
           attempt to read the hosts.equiv file failed, or if the user
           is logged in as root.

           Only the owner must be allowed to read or write the .rhosts
           file.  Each line of the file consists of two entries,
           formatted as follows:

           remotehost username


      EXAMPLE
           If jon has accounts on machines called trinity, ridge, and
           muir, the .rhosts file in his home directory on each machine
           will look like this:

           trinity jon
           ridge jon
           muir jon



      FILES
           $HOME/.rhosts


      SEE ALSO
           rlogind(1), rshd(1), hosts.equiv(4)


      WARNING
           Leave no trailing blanks in the file.















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