>Hi all,
>I have a Win95 and a Linux box. I would like to add some of the things
I like to
>do on linux as shortcuts or whatever to my Win95 environment. In the
past I have used rexec to do
>this and I even have an rexec client on the Win95 box. However, when I
rexec to my linux box, it just hangs.
>/var/log/messages confirms that the command was received, but nothing
happens. Any ideas?
>BTW: Thanks for the modem ideas, my modem is workling much faster now.
>#Thanks,
>#Matt Smith
>#============================
>#[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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One of the best ways to manage remote execution of commands is via the
rexec protocol as this requires username and password verification
before a command will be run and helps prevent 'spoofing' (pretending to
be an ip address other than your real one). RSH requires trusted access.
The rexec daemon in RedHat 4.2 appears to be broken. Please find
attached a working version.
Procedure to fix is:
note ownerships and permissions of /usr/slib/in.rexecd
copy or rename /usr/slib/in.rexecd to something/somwhere else
copy attached file to /usr/slib and rename to in.rexecd
reset ownerships and permissions as noted above
This file is only executed when an rexec is attempted so there is no
need to bring the server down or anything. Obviously you will have to be
root to do this though.
<<IN.REX>>
Regards
Greg Bradley
IN.REX
