1 $FreeBSD: src/contrib/libpam/modules/pam_rhosts/README,v 1.3.2.2 2001/06/11 15:28:24 markm Exp $
11 .rhosts/hosts.equiv format:
13 There are positive entries, when one is matched authentication
14 succeeds and terminates. There are negative entries, when one is
15 matched authentication fails and terminates. Thus order is
18 Entry hosts.equiv .rhosts
19 <host> All users on <host> are ok Same username from <host> is ok
20 <host> <user> <user> from <host> is ok ditto
21 -<host> No users from <host> are ok ditto
22 <host> -<user> <user> from <host> is not ok ditto
24 <host> can be ip (IPv4) numbers.
26 Netgroups may be used in either host or user fields, and then applies
27 to all hosts, or users, in the netgroup. The syntax is
37 means exactly what you think it does. Negative entries are of the
42 When the "promiscuous" option is given the special character + may be
43 used as a wildcard in any field.
45 + Allow anyone from any host to connect. DANGEROUS.
47 + <user> Allow the user to connect from anywhere. DANGEROUS.
48 <host> + Allow any user from the host. Dangerous.
50 These, perhaps more usefull, forms of the + form is also disallowed
51 unless "promiscuous" is specified:
53 + -<user> Disallow the user from any host
54 + -@<ng> Disallow all members of the netgroup from any host
56 When "promiscuous" is not specified a '+' is handled as a negative