Setting up for rlogin

You can use rlogin to log on to a z/OS UNIX system from a remote system. Two daemons are used when processing rlogin requests:
  • The inetd daemon handles rlogin requests.
  • The rlogind daemon is the server that validates the remote login request and checks the password or password phrase. It does not have a customization file in the file system.

The z/OS UNIX system does not use the .rhosts file that many UNIX systems use. It indicates the remote hosts and users who can access your system without specifying a password or password phrase. Either a password or password phrase is always required to rlogin to a z/OS UNIX system.

Parent topic: Setting up for daemons