For each host: You need to change the line in /etc/pam.d/rsh from: auth required /lib/security/pam_rhosts_auth.so to: auto sufficient /lib/security/pam_rhosts_auth.so Then add rsh to /etc/securetty I think that should get it to work. But as already stated should use rsync & ssh Tom On Fri, 2004-02-20 at 18:08, Ajai Khattri wrote: > On Fri, 20 Feb 2004, Blaise Canzian wrote: > > > I need to use "rdist" to disseminate common files among many RH9 > > workstations. (BTW, any other way to do this not using rdist?) > > Better to use rsync - it can be set to use ssh instead of the (insecure) > rsh. > > -- > Aj. > Sys. Admin / Developer > -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list