SCO License security - another flame

[Tom Fitzgerald]

mju at mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us (Marc Unangst) writes:
> For example, how do I change the crontab
> for user "news", which has an unmatchable password (no need to ever
> log in as news)?

Get an airline comfort receptacle ready, here's the trick I used to use:

Create ~news/.rhosts containing:

	localhost <your-name>

instead of using "su", use

	rlogin localhost -l news

(that can be in a script if you prefer.)

Of course, the best long-term solution is to get the McManus/Bryant "su"
which mashes the luid when you run it.  Works great.

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