Using HP-UX Internet Services (February 2007)
rcomds auth required /usr/lib/security/libpam_unix.1
rcomds account required /usr/lib/security/libpam_unix.1
The remshd and rexecd services use these entries as configuration information for
authenticating users. Adding these entries in the /etc/pam.conf file informs rexec
and remsh to use the UNIX authentication mechanism to authenticate the users.
A service (such as rexec, remsh), can have more than one entry in the /etc/pam.conf
file for each of the module types available. For more information, type man 4
pam.conf at the HP-UX prompt.
Enabling DCE Integrated Logging Authentication
To enable DCE integrated logging authentication mechanism, add the following entry
to the /etc/pam.conf file:
rcomds auth required /usr/lib/security/libpam_dce.1
Using remshd in a Secure Internet Services Environment
The rexec service does not work in the Secure Internet Services (SIS) environment.
However, the remsh service works in the SIS environment. To use remsh enabled with
PAM in the SIS environment, add the following entry to the /etc/pam.conf file.
rcomds auth required /usr/lib/security/libpam_dce.1
In the Kerberos environment, remsh contains command-line options for combining
UNIX method and Kerberos method of authentication. A combination of both the
Kerberos and UNIX authentication is available.
Creating the distfile
The distfile used by the master host contains a sequence of entries that specify the
files to be copied, the destination hosts, and the operations to be performed for updating
the host. The distfile is an ASCII file, therefore you can create the distfile, which
is an ASCII file, using any text editor. The structure of a distfile is similar to the
make program.
The following syntax rules apply to the distfile:
• Newlines, tabs, and blanks are used as separators and are ignored.
• Comments begin with a pound sign (#) and end with a newline.
• Shell meta characters ([, ], {, }, *, and ?) expand on the master host in the same way
as with the csh command. Use a backslash () to escape a meta character. (For
more information, type man 1 csh at the HP-UX prompt.)
• File names that do not begin with a forward slash (/) or tilde (~) are assumed to
be relative to the user’s home directory on each remote host.
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