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Date:      Thu, 28 May 2009 17:53:13 +0700 (ICT)
From:      Olivier Nicole <on@cs.ait.ac.th>
To:        wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Remotely edit user disk quota
Message-ID:  <200905281053.n4SArD5G046750@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905281245320.59208@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> (message from Wojciech Puchar on Thu, 28 May 2009 12:46:47 %2B0200 (CEST))
References:  <200905281030.n4SAUXdA046386@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905281234430.59126@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <200905281041.n4SAfTHw046546@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905281245320.59208@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>

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> >> use rsh and .rhosts :)
> >
> > I do that already, not really what I call secure ;)
> 
> Could you please explain why it is not secure in your case?
> 
> I don't know exactly the environment in your case so i can't answer for 
> sure, but most probably it's perfectly secure.

Because rsh/rlogin etc. is unsecure in any case. I don't remember the
details, I think it has to do with the way it checks (or do not check)
that the hosts are the one they pretend they are.


Olivier



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