NAME

       $HOME/.rhosts - grants or denies password-free r-command access to a specific user account

DESCRIPTION

       The .rhosts file allows or denies a user who has an account on the local host to use the r-commands (e.g.
       rlogin, rsh or rcp) without supplying a password.

       The file uses the following format:

       hostname [username]

       Such  an  entry  grants password-free r-command access for the user with the login name username from the
       remote host hostname.  If no user name is specified, the user must have the same login name on the remote
       host and the local host. For security reasons you should always use the FQDN of the hostname and not  the
       short hostname.

       Netgroups can be specified by preceeding the netgroup by an @ sign.

       The .rhosts file must be owned by the user or root, and writable only by the owner.

FILES

       $HOME/.rhosts

SEE ALSO

       hosts.equiv(5), rshd(8), rlogind(8)

Linux                                              29 Jan 1995                                         RHOSTS(5)