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Date:      Thu, 19 Nov 1998 14:20:49 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Bill Whittle <waw@amlibs.ca>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Rcmd question
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9811191419520.1722-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <98Nov19.145649est.26892@trojan.amlibs.ca>

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On Thu, 19 Nov 1998, Bill Whittle wrote:

> 
> 
> 
> I am having difficulty getting more than 10 sessions to rlogin to another
> Unix server. I want more that 10 different logins (all under the same uid)
> to be able to rlogin to another Unix server but when the 11th session
> attempts to establish the rlogin session I get an error
> 
> rcmd: my_other_machine_name_here:Address already in use.

rlogin and the other r-utilities are giant security holes.
ssh is *MUCH* more robust and secure.  I *HIGHLY* suggest migrating to ssh
as soon as possible.

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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