NAME
	  .rhosts - Specifies remote users that	can use	a local	user
	  account

     SYNOPSIS
	  $HOME/.rhosts


     DESCRIPTION
	  The .rhosts file contains a list of remote users who are not
	  required to supply a login password when they	execute	the
	  rcp, rlogin, and rsh commands	using a	local user account.
	  This file is a hidden	file in	your home directory and	must
	  be owned by you or by	the root user.	The permissions	of the
	  .rhosts file should be set to	600 (read and write by owner
	  only).  Each entry in	the file is of the form:

	  host user



	  where	host is	the name of the	remote host and	user is	the
	  login	name of	the remote user.  If the remote	host is	in a
	  different domain than	the local host,	the full domain	name
	  must be specified.

	  The user field is optional.  If this field is	omitted, any
	  user on the specified	remote host is exempt from providing a
	  password, and	is assumed to have the same username on	both
	  the local and	remote hosts.

     EXAMPLES
	  The following	sample entries in the /u/chen/.rhosts file on
	  host zeus allow users	moshe and pierre at remote host	venus
	  to log in to user chen's home	directory on host zeus:

	  venus	moshe
	  venus	pierre



     FILES
	  $HOME/.rhosts
		     Specifies remote users who	can use	a local	user
		     account.


     RELATED INFORMATION
	  Commands:  rcp(1), rlogin(1),	rsh(1).

	  Functions:  rcmd(3).