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Configuring the TCP/IP R Commands? (rsh)

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The Question is:

 
We're running OpenVMS v7.1 and TCP/IP Services for VMS v5 on an Alpha.  Is
it possible to execute a VMS command on the Alpha from an NT 4 workstation
using rsh?  If so, how is username authentication handled on the Alpha - do
we need to change any setting
s?
 
 

The Answer is :

 
  The R commands can bypass the normal password checking mechanism.
 
  For OpenVMS information on the R commands (and particularly rsh),
  please see the following:
 
    http://www.openvms.digital.com:8000/
      72final/6525/6525profile_005.html#account_sec
 
    http://www.openvms.digital.com:8000/
      72final/6525/6525profile_006.html#rsh_sec
 
    http://www.openvms.digital.com:8000/
      72final/6526/6526profile_020.html#rcommands_chap
 
  Please check the Windows NT documentation for information on the Windows
  NT rsh implementation, and on providing security information to the remote
  system.  (Also see the Windows NT IP files in \system32\drivers\etc.)
  In general with R commands, there is no authentication provided, just the
  username and (potentially) the password.
 

  

     

     
answer written or last revised on ( 7-SEP-1999 )
     
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