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authorNick Sayer <nsayer@FreeBSD.org>2000-06-30 16:49:41 +0000
committerNick Sayer <nsayer@FreeBSD.org>2000-06-30 16:49:41 +0000
commite0446b4df33712e1cb67071cd41008b68f894eec (patch)
tree691c1c0ed62bbc898059a71f354e5d7ada0d71be /libexec/rexecd
parent35c176ff831a34328b50d418b0af3ba0a918b1e2 (diff)
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/libexec/rexecd/rexecd.8 b/libexec/rexecd/rexecd.8
index 4c8626852df2..e0dc588b19bd 100644
--- a/libexec/rexecd/rexecd.8
+++ b/libexec/rexecd/rexecd.8
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
.Nd remote execution server
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm rexecd
+.Op Fl i
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm Rexecd
is the server for the
@@ -99,9 +100,13 @@ by
.El
.Sh CAVEATS
.Nm Rexecd
-will no longer allow root logins, access for users listed in
+will not allow root logins unless the
+.Fl i
+option is given on the command line (typically in
+.Pa /etc/inetd.conf ) .
+It will also disallow access for users listed in
.Pa /etc/ftpusers ,
-or access for users with no passwords, which were all serious security holes.
+or users with no passwords, which were all serious security holes.
The entire concept of rexec/rexecd is a major security hole and an example
of how not to do things.
.Nm Rexecd