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rlogin(1)
NAME
  rlogin - Connects the local host with a remote host

SYNOPSIS
  rlogin [-8L] [-e character] [-l user] remote_host

  The remote login command (rlogin) logs into remote_host and connects your
  local terminal to the remote host.

OPTIONS
  -8  Allows an 8-bit data path at all times.  Otherwise, unless the Stop and
      Continue key sequences on the remote host are not standard, rlogin uses
      a 7-bit data path and the eighth (high) bit of each byte is stripped.

  -e character
      Changes the Escape character.  Substitute the character you choose for
      character.

  -l user
      Changes the remote username to the one you specify.  Otherwise, your
      local username is used at the remote host.

  -L  Allows the rlogin session to be run in litout mode. In this mode, the
      escape sequence ~. (where ~ is the escape character) disconnects you
      from the remote host and the escape sequence ~^Z (where ^Z, or Ctrl-Z,
      is the suspend character) suspends the rlogin session if you are using
      csh.

DESCRIPTION
  The remote terminal type is the same as that given in the local TERM
  environment variable.	 The terminal or window size is also the same, if the
  remote host supports them, and any changes in size are transferred.  All
  echoing takes place at the remote host, so except for delays, the terminal
  connection is transparent.  Pressing the Stop and Continue key sequences
  stops and starts the flow of information, and the input and output buffers
  are flushed on Interrupts.  The rlogin command can only be used to connect
  to systems that are running the rlogind daemon.

  On systems that do not support rlogin, you can use telnet (if supported) as
  an alternative.

  If you do not specify the -l option, the local username is used at the
  remote host.	If -l user is specified, the username entered is used at the
  remote host.	In either case, the remote host allows access only if one or
  both of the following conditions is satisfied:

    ·  The local host is included in the remote host's /etc/hosts.equiv file,
       the local user is not the superuser, and the -l user option is not
       specified.

    ·  The local host is included in a $HOME/.rhosts file in the home
       directory of the remote user account.  If -l user is specified, the
       local username must also be included in the .rhosts file.


  If neither of these conditions is met and a password is defined for the
  remote user account, the remote host prompts for a password.	The remote
  password file is checked to verify the password entered, and the login
  prompt is displayed if the password is not correct.  Pressing the End-of-
  File key sequence at the login prompt ends the remote login attempt.

  For security reasons, any $HOME/.rhosts file must be owned by either the
  remote user or the root user and should have permissions set to 600 (read
  and write by owner only).

  In addition to the preceding conditions, rlogin also allows access to the
  remote host if the remote user account does not have a password defined.
  However, for security reasons, use of a password on all user accounts is
  recommended.

  Unless otherwise modified by the -e option, the standard Escape character
  for disconnecting from the remote host is a ~ (tilde). The Escape character
  is only recognized by the remote host if it occurs at the beginning of a
  line.	 Otherwise, the Escape character is sent to the remote host as a
  normal character. To send the Escape character to the remote host as a
  normal character at the beginning of a line, press the Escape character
  twice. Pressing the Escape character and a  (dot) (for example, ~.)
  immediately disconnects the local terminal from the remote host.

EXAMPLES
  In the following examples, the local host is listed in the /etc/hosts.equiv
  file at the remote host:

   1.  To log in to a remote host with your local username, enter:
	    $ rlogin host2
	    Password: <Enter password>

       To log off the remote host and close the connection, enter the End-
       of-File key sequence.

   2.  To log in to a remote host with a different username, enter:
	    $ rlogin host2 -l dale

       You are prompted to enter your password and then are logged in to the
       remote host host2 with the username dale.

   3.  To log in to host2 with the your local username and change the Escape
       character to \ (backslash), enter:
	    $ rlogin host2 -e\\



FILES
  /etc/hosts.equiv
      Specifies remote hosts from which users can execute commands on the
      local host (provided these users have an account on the local host).

  $HOME/.rhosts
      Specifies remote users who can use a local user account.





SEE ALSO
  Commands:  rcp(1), rsh(1), rlogind(8), telnet(1)


  Files:  rhosts(4)

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