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version 1.12, 2000/03/14 21:31:41

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is started with the

.B \-Server

command line option, it will attempt to exec (run) the old version of

.I rdist.

.I rdist,

This option will only work if

.I /usr/bin/oldrdist.

.I rdist

was compiled with the location of the old rdist

(usually either

.I /usr/ucb/oldrdist

.I /usr/old/rdist)

and that program is available at run time.

.PP

.I Rdist

can use either the

uses a remote shell command to access each target host.

.I rcmd(3)

By default,

function call or the

.B ssh

.I rsh(1c),

is used, unless overridden by the

remote shell, command to access each target host.

.I \-P

The method used is selected at compile-time.

option or the RSH environment variable.

If the

If the target host is the string

.I rsh(1c)

method is used and

the target host is the string

.B localhost

and

the remote user name is the same as the local user name,

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.nf

.sp

.RS

\fBrsh \fIhost\fB -l \fIremuser \fBrdistd -S\fR

\fBssh \fIhost\fB -l \fIremuser \fBrdistd -S\fR

.RE

.sp

.fi

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.I rdistd

is the rdist server command on the target host as shown below.

.PP

If the

.I rcmd(3)

method is used, then

.I rdist

makes the connection to the target host itself and runs

the

.I rdistd

server program as shown below.

The default, and preferred method, is to use

.I rsh(1c)

to make the connection to target hosts. This allows

.I rdist

to be run without being setuid to ``root''.

.PP

On each target host

.I Rdist

will attempt to run the command

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.TP

.B "\-P \fI<rsh-path>\fR"

Set the path to the

.I rsh(1c)

.I ssh(1)

command.

The

.I rsh-path

may be a colon separated list of possible pathnames.

In this case, the first component of the path to exist is used.

i.e.,

.B "/usr/ucb/rsh:/usr/bin/remsh",

.B "/usr/bin/ssh:/usr/bin/rsh",

.B /usr/bsd/rsh.

.B /usr/bin/ssh.

.TP

.B "\-t \fItimeout\fR"

Set the timeout period (in seconds) for waiting for responses from the remote

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.B /tmp.

.IP RSH

Name of the default remote shell program to use. Default is

.B /usr/bin/rsh.

.B ssh.

.SH FILES

.nf

.ta \w'/tmp/rdist* 'u

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.SH "SEE ALSO"

.B sh(1),

.B csh(1),

.B rsh(1),

.B ssh(1),

.B stat(2),

.B rsh(1c),

.B rcmdsh(3)

.B rcmd(3)

.SH DIAGNOSTICS

.SH NOTES

.LP