.\" Copyright (c) 1995 Peter Tobias <tobias@et-inf.fho-emden.de>
.\" This file may be distributed under the GNU General Public License.
.TH RHOSTS 5 "29 Jan 1995" "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
$HOME/.rhosts \- grants or denies password-free \fBr\fP-command access
to a specific user account
.SH DESCRIPTION
The \fB.rhosts\fP file allows or denies a user who has an account on the
local host to use the \fBr\fP-commands (e.g. \fBrlogin\fP, \fBrsh\fP or
\fBrcp\fP) without supplying a password.
.PP
The file uses the following format:
.TP
\fIhostname\fP \fI[username]\fP
.PP
Such an entry grants password-free \fBr\fP-command access for the user with
the login name \fIusername\fP from the remote host \fIhostname\fP.
If no user name is specified, the user must have the same login name on
the remote host and the local host. For security reasons you should always
use the FQDN of the hostname and not the short hostname.
.PP
Netgroups can be specified by preceeding the netgroup by an @ sign.
.PP
The \fB.rhosts\fP file must be owned by the user or root, and writable only
by the owner.
.PP
.SH FILES
$HOME/.rhosts
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR hosts.equiv "(5), " rshd "(8), " rlogind (8)