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Date:      Sat, 22 Aug 1998 16:55:53 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Steven Yang <syang@directhit.com>
Cc:        "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: question about rsh and rcp
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.00.9808221654050.27863-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <839A86AB6CE4D111A52200104B938D4303D24D@MOE>

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On Wed, 19 Aug 1998, Steven Yang wrote:

> I am using ssh.  I want to run scripts that update multiple servers at
> the same time as root, and I figured it would be neat if rcp or rsh
> worked as root.  So I guess to rephrase my question, how do I update
> multiple servers as root?  

It was a serious suggestion.  ssh is much more secure (entire session is
encrypted) and easier to set up than rsh.  At that point it works in the
same way.  There is a 'scp' application taht works like rcp but securely.

> > On Wed, 19 Aug 1998, Steven Yang wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi, is it possible to use rsh and rcp as root?
> > > If so, how?
> > 
> > Use ssh instead?

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major


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