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Diffstat (limited to 'man3/rcmd.3')
| -rw-r--r-- | man3/rcmd.3 | 10 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/man3/rcmd.3 b/man3/rcmd.3 index f8f99f4c95..57f1d6f683 100644 --- a/man3/rcmd.3 +++ b/man3/rcmd.3 @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ The .Fn rcmd function -is used by the super-user to execute a command on +is used by the superuser to execute a command on a remote machine using an authentication scheme based on reserved port numbers. The @@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ address bound to it. This socket is suitable for use by .Fn rcmd and several other functions. Privileged Internet ports are those -in the range 0 to 1023. Only the super-user +in the range 0 to 1023. Only the superuser is allowed to bind an address of this sort to a socket. .Pp The @@ -143,10 +143,10 @@ and .Fn ruserok functions take a remote host's IP address or name, respectively, two user names and a flag indicating whether the local user's -name is that of the super-user. +name is that of the superuser. Then, if the user is .Em NOT -the super-user, it checks the +the superuser, it checks the .Pa /etc/hosts.equiv file. If that lookup is not done, or is unsuccessful, the @@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ in the local user's home directory is checked to see if the request for service is allowed. .Pp If this file does not exist, is not a regular file, is owned by anyone -other than the user or the super-user, or is writeable by anyone other +other than the user or the superuser, or is writeable by anyone other than the owner, the check automatically fails. Zero is returned if the machine name is listed in the .Dq Pa hosts.equiv |