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Old 11-18-2004, 05:41 AM   #1
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Remote login


$rlogin host2
$uname -n
$pwd
$exit





$rlogin - l user2 host2
$password:
$pwd
$uname -n
$exit


Those above commands said to be use for remote login.
What is the use of uname -n and pwd commands. In the first one, there is no password. Why is that?

In the second one, the switch - l is doing nothing, as far as I can see.

Could you help me?
 
Old 11-18-2004, 05:57 AM   #2
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I can help with some questions:

1) uname -n prints the node name of the host
2) pwd prints your Present Working Directory

If you want to do remote logins you should really use ssh; it uses a secure connection while rlogin does not.

Arjan
 
Old 11-18-2004, 06:00 AM   #3
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For the best of my knowledge, people use telnet program for login.

I hope someone else will reply me with some details to my question.
 
Old 11-18-2004, 06:19 AM   #4
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Sure people use telnet but for remote logins (especially over the internet) ssh is better since it is more secure than telnet/rlogin.

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