(usagi-users 01124) Re: Linux-PAM and IPv6 compatibility

[Peter Bieringer <pb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

--On Monday, January 07, 2002 09:58:36 AM -0600 Robert Williamson
<robbiew@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm having trouble getting the "r" commands (rsh, rlogin, etc) to
> use the .rhosts file when I use IPv6.  I tried putting both
> site-local and link-local hostnames in the .rhosts file, but I'm
> still prompted for a password when trying to rlogin into the
> machine.  However, I can rlogin when using the IPv4 hostname in the
> .rhosts file.  Normally, this would be trivial, but I need rsh to
> work for some automated scripts I have.  Any help would be
> appreciated.

Why don't you use ssh/sshd with private/public keys?

        Peter