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Administering user accounts

Setting remote access for a user

Remote access allows a user to log into another machine (where they have an identical account) without entering a password. This is also known as ``user equivalence''. When remote access is configured, the local system recognizes the equivalence between the two accounts.

This means remote access has two requirements:


NOTE: Remote access does not create an account on the remote system - you must do this yourself.

In the Account Manager, select a user name, then select Users -> Remote Access. Click on the Remote Access button.


NOTE: To set up administrative remote access for system owners, see ``Using the SCOadmin Setup Wizard''.

About user equivalence

User equivalence allows a user to use rlogin(1tcp) to log in to an equivalent account on another host without entering a password. SCOadmin managers require this equivalence to allow you to manage other systems over the network using the Open Host selection. You can establish user equivalence between:


NOTE: Entries in /etc/hosts.equiv can create large holes in system security. Be sparing in their use. In most circumstances, it is unwise to create entries that allow all users on remote hosts to access all accounts on your local host.

Configuring the files manually allows you to set equivalence between accounts with different logins. The simplest option is to use accounts with the same name as described in ``Setting remote access for a user''.


If there are entries in both .rhosts and /etc/hosts.equiv for the same host or host/account combination, the entry from /etc/hosts.equiv determines the extent of user equivalence. For more information, see rhosts(4tcp).


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