Enhancement Advisory Updated rsh package

Advisory: RHEA-2004:605-05
Type: Product Enhancement Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2005-01-17
Last updated on: 2005-01-17
Affected Products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor
OVAL: N/A

Details

An updated rsh package that uses ~/.netrc for prompting the username and
password in rexec is now avaliable.

The rsh package contains a set of programs that allow users to run
commmands on remote machines, login to other machines, and copy files
between machines, using the rsh, rlogin, and rcp commands. All three of
these commands use rhosts-style authentication.

The rexec command prompted for username and password regardless of the
~/.netrc configuration file contents. This updated package contains a patch
that no longer skips the ~/.netrc file.

All users who have configurations that fail due to the ~/.netrc being
skipped should upgrade to this updated rsh package.


Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:

rpm -Fvh [filenames]

where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the
desired RPMs.

Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.

If up2date fails to connect to Red Hat Network due to SSL
Certificate Errors, you need to install a version of the
up2date client with an updated certificate. The latest version of
up2date is available from the Red Hat FTP site and may also be
downloaded directly from the RHN website:

https://rhn.redhat.com/help/latest-up2date.pxt

Updated packages

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
rsh-0.17-18.AS21.3.src.rpm     c5c67cb0ace5ce8873633f2369b9c509
 
IA-32:
rsh-0.17-18.AS21.3.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2005:495
    51a69387d21afc0da1511f7a5e02daff
rsh-server-0.17-18.AS21.3.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2005:495
    c48607114440e1248fbb7c6591239e08
 
IA-64:
rsh-0.17-18.AS21.3.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2005:495
    0ec2cb8184547f2c37eeda6c96f89702
rsh-server-0.17-18.AS21.3.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2005:495
    b06be779f739e205db97b8f422010782
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
rsh-0.17-18.AS21.3.src.rpm     c5c67cb0ace5ce8873633f2369b9c509
 
IA-32:
rsh-0.17-18.AS21.3.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2005:495
    51a69387d21afc0da1511f7a5e02daff
rsh-server-0.17-18.AS21.3.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2005:495
    c48607114440e1248fbb7c6591239e08
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
rsh-0.17-18.AS21.3.src.rpm     c5c67cb0ace5ce8873633f2369b9c509
 
IA-32:
rsh-0.17-18.AS21.3.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2005:495
    51a69387d21afc0da1511f7a5e02daff
rsh-server-0.17-18.AS21.3.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2005:495
    c48607114440e1248fbb7c6591239e08
 
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor

SRPMS:
rsh-0.17-18.AS21.3.src.rpm     c5c67cb0ace5ce8873633f2369b9c509
 
IA-64:
rsh-0.17-18.AS21.3.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2005:495
    0ec2cb8184547f2c37eeda6c96f89702
rsh-server-0.17-18.AS21.3.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2005:495
    b06be779f739e205db97b8f422010782
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

135643 - rexec prompts for username/password before checking ~/.netrc


Keywords

password, rexec, rsh, username, ~/.netrc


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