# rhosts(5)

    NAME
         rhosts, hosts.equiv - trusted remote users or hosts

    SYNOPSIS
         ~user/.rhosts
         /etc/hosts.equiv

    DESCRIPTION
         The per user .rhosts and the per system hosts.equiv files can be used  to
         allow  users  to  use rlogin or rsh without a password.  The remote login
         services first check the system wide /etc/hosts.equiv file and  then  the
         ~user/.rhosts  of  the intended user.  Both files contain lines of one of
         two forms:

              host
              host ruser

         The first form tells that any user from host is allowed to login to  this
         system  under  the  same name.  The second form allows ruser from host to
         login.

         The .rhosts file is checked to be owned by user or  root,  and  only  its
         owner may be able to write it.

    SEE ALSO
         rlogin(1), rsh(1).

    NOTES
         Minix has no restrictions on becoming super-user remotely.  Other systems
         usually do.

    AUTHOR
         Kees J. Bot (kjb@cs.vu.nl)