Bug 33479

Summary: The "rsh-server" package has a mistake in its "/etc/xinetd.d/rexec" file.
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Christopher Wolfe <cwolfe>
Component: rshAssignee: Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: David Lawrence <dkl>
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Description Christopher Wolfe 2001-03-27 21:13:14 UTC 
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The "/etc/xinetd.d/rexec" file that comes with the "rsh-server" package has
a mistake in it.  The line "server = /usr/sbin/in.rlogind" should be
changed to "server = /usr/sbin/in.rexecd".

If this line is not corrected; then you're using the wrong server, and
rexec connections will seem to hang and do nothing.

Affects rsh-server-0.17-2.2.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install "rsh-server-0.17-2.2.i386.rpm".
2. Enable the rexec server.
3. Try to rexec into the machine.  Try something simple, like "rexec
<host-name> ls".
	

Actual Results:  As expected, it prompts you for a password.

After entering the password, it just sits there and seems to hang.
(You can at least break the connection.)

Expected Results:  As expected, it prompts you for a password.

After entering the password, it quickly executes the command specified.
(In my example, it would show a directory listing.)

Affects rsh-server-0.17-2.2.
Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2001-03-27 21:37:30 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 18107 ***