PAM_RHOSTS(8) Linux-PAM Manual PAM_RHOSTS(8) (NAME) pam_rhosts - PAM rhosts (SYNOPSIS) pam_rhosts.so (DESCRIPTION) rlogin rsh . : /etc/hosts.equiv ~/.rhosts. localhost . <> . /etc/hosts.equiv . ( PAM_RUSER ) ( PAM_RHOST ) . pam_authenticate() . . (OPTIONS) debug . silent . superuser=account account root. (MODULE TYPES PROVIDED) auth . (RETURN VALUES) PAM_AUTH_ERR .rhosts . PAM_USER_UNKNOWN . (EXAMPLES) /etc/hosts.equiv .rhosts rsh /etc/pam.d/rsh : #%PAM-1.0 # auth required pam_rhosts.so auth required pam_nologin.so auth required pam_env.so auth required pam_unix.so (SEE ALSO) rootok(3), hosts.equiv(5), rhosts(5), pam.conf(5), pam.d(5), pam(7) (AUTHOR) pam_rhosts Thorsten Kukuk . Linux-PAM 06/29/2025 PAM_RHOSTS(8)