(fedora) Re: how to setup rsh(d) on FC4

[Alexander Apprich]

Jacob (=Jouk) Jansen wrote:
> a.apprich at science-computing.de wrote on 8-FEB-2006 09:40:43.33
> 
> 
>>Hi Jouk,
>>
>>Jacob (=Jouk) Jansen wrote:
>>
>>>John Summerfied <debian at herakles.homelinux.org> wrote on 8-FEB-2006 00:08:28.47
>>
>>
>>>Jacob (=Jouk) Jansen wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi all,
>>>>
>>>>I try to get the rsh command working to a FC4 system
>>>
> [snip]
> 
>>first make sure you have rsh-server rpm installed
>>
>> root at elmstreet / # rpm -qa | grep rsh-server
>> rsh-server-0.17-29.1
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>>and xinetd is installed
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>> root at elmstreet / # rpm -qa | grep xinet
>> xinetd-2.3.13-6
> 
> both were already installed (same versions you have installed)
> 
> 
>>second edit /etc/xinetd.d/rsh and change disable=yes to disable=no
> 
> I did that before
> 
> 
>>third edit /etc/securetty and add a line with rsh
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> I just added this line in the end of the file
> 
> 
>>fourth restart xinetd service w/
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>>  service xinetd restart
> 
> Unfortunately, the problem is not gone.
> 

what does /var/log/messages tell you about login via rsh?