rsh doesnt accept connections

Xris718 · 05-17-2005, 09:19 AM

Hi

I cant rsh into my linux box. If i do "service rshd status". I get
rshd: unrecognized service

why is that?

I enabled connection in /etc/inetd.d/rsh
disabled no

restarted xinetd service
service xinetd reload

it re-read xinetd.conf file but i still cant rsh into the box. Any suggestions? Thanks.

rjlee · 05-17-2005, 02:34 PM

RSH is normally disabled by most distributions by default because it is extremely insecure. You might want to look into using SSH (service sshd, client ssh) instead.

Xris718 · 05-17-2005, 03:33 PM

I know that rsh is insecure but thats ok because im behind a firewall. So is there a way to enable it?

rjlee · 05-19-2005, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Xris718
I know that rsh is insecure but thats ok because im behind a firewall. So is there a way to enable it?

Being behind a firewall will only stop people from outside making a socket connection; you need to be aware that RSH transmits your password in plain-text that anyone with a packet-sniffer can just read.

Check that you have RSH installed, and that it's configured properly (see http://www.fifi.org/cgi-bin/man2html...8/in.rshd.8.gz). Check what the log files say is happening when you try to connect (/var/log/messages and wherever inetd logs to).

Instead of using inetd, you might try running it from the command-line as a daemon:

Code:

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