Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 03:07:42 -0400 From: Matthew Patton <patton@sysnet.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: CVS and suid behavior of rsh Message-ID: <l03110704b1c0df8abe35@[192.168.1.10]>
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Forgive me if this is not the correct forum but I don't see a list for developers in the hierarchy... My primary OS is OpenBSD, FWIW. I noticed that when I tried to grab updated sources via anoncvs, rsh was opening a connection on a low port. Given how rsh does "authentication" and is suid root this is understandable behavior. I'm sitting behind a FW that prohibits anything origining below 1024, however. So I UNsuid'd it and rsh promptly blew up with a SIOCTL error. In OpenBSD, we don't use rsh but ssh instead. It's been so long since I've used 'traditional' rsh but if memory serves the program does work even if not suid. Though being able to talk to the daemon on the other end may be problematic. So is there anyone in the anoncvs userbase who would prefer to ssh instead? What are my options aside from letting outbound connections from low ports? -------- It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion, it is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shaking, the shaking becomes a warning, it is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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