>The reason I ask. > >Scenario: I remotely start an xterm to your server, after first setting my uid >to your uid (i can do this on *my* end since i have root). >I set the xterm logfile to be ~home/.rhost. Thus adding a line or more to your >.rhost file. xterm in most cases uses unix_auth. > >I can then login. One step closer to root ;^). > >Please tell me I'm wrong. You are wrong. Unless I already have a .rhosts entry or your host is in my hosts.equiv file, you would not be able to start up a remote xterm. And if you were able to start a remote xterm, you would be able to simply rlogin, so using the logging feature of xterm wouldn't get you anything you didn't already have. pc -- -m--------- Patrick Connor Pyramid Technology ---mmm------- (408) 428-8819 3860 North 1st St. -----mmmmm----- pc@pyramid.com -or- San Jose, CA -------mmmmmmm--- uunet!pyramid!pc 95134