rlogin
Logs in on a remote computer
rlogin [option] remote-computer
The rlogin utility establishes a login session on a remote computer over a network.
security || rlogin Is Not Secure
The rlogin utility uses host-based trust, which is not secure, to authorize your login. Alternatively, it sends your password over the network as cleartext, which is not a secure practice. Refer to “Trusted Hosts” on page 373. Use ssh (page 1321) when it is available.
Arguments
The remote-computer is the name of a computer that your system can reach by using a network.
Options
-l login-name
login Logs you in on the remote computer as the user specified by login-name rather than as yourself.
Notes
If the file named /etc/hosts.equiv located on the remote computer ...
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