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Andrew DeFaria wrote:
> Andrew DeFaria wrote:
>> /etc/passwd and /etc/group are symlinks to a shared and up to date 
>> copy of the output of mkpasswd/mkgroup. That's not the issue. As I 
>> understand it, for sshd (or in.rlogind) to "switch user" it needs 
>> special privileges. Indeed the documentation alludes to that. And 
>> until I added those permissions to the sshd_server user ssh/rsh would 
>> not work at all. (rsh, started from inetd that is as inetd was also 
>> logging on as the sshd_server user). Still, while rsh works, ssh 
>> refuses to work citing the error message above in /var/log/sshd.log. 
>> IOW I can rsh <server> and get in. I can also rsh <server> <command> 
>> and have <command> run on <server> (provided /etc/passwd on <server> 
>> has a blank password for the user). However I cannot ssh <server>. 
>> When I do so it prompts for the password then abruptly logs out with 
>> the only clue left in <server>:/var/log/sshd.log.
> A little more info. rsh <server> works. rsh <server> <command> hangs!
> 
> sons-clearcase:rsh sons-sc-cc
> No directory /us/adefaria!
> Logging in with home = "/".
> Last login: Wed May 10 20:31:46 from sons-clearcase.salira.com
> CYGWIN_NT-5.2 SONS-SC-CC 1.5.19(0.150/4/2) 2006-01-20 13:28 i686 Cygwin
> WARNING: HOME directory did not exist! Logging in with HOME = /tmp
> 
> adefaria AT SONS-SC-CC ~
> $ logout
> rlogin: connection closed.
> sons-clearcase:rsh sons-sc-cc id
> 
> This is very frustrating because my client relies on a command I wrote 
> called "smake" which essentially boils down to: "rsh <server> -n cd 
> <directory> && make" that is intended to perform the make on <server>. 
> As you can see it relies on rsh, passwordless login to <server> 
> executing a command. But with this new 2003 server rsh <server> 
> <command> hangs!
> 
> Help!


Are you sure you're not getting caught by the Windows rsh?


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