10 .rhosts/hosts.equiv format:
12 There are positive entries, when one is matched authentication
13 succeeds and terminates. There are negative entries, when one is
14 matched authentication fails and terminates. Thus order is
17 Entry hosts.equiv .rhosts
18 <host> All users on <host> are ok Same username from <host> is ok
19 <host> <user> <user> from <host> is ok ditto
20 -<host> No users from <host> are ok ditto
21 <host> -<user> <user> from <host> is not ok ditto
23 <host> can be ip (IPv4) numbers.
25 Netgroups may be used in either host or user fields, and then applies
26 to all hosts, or users, in the netgroup. The syntax is
36 means exactly what you think it does. Negative entries are of the
41 When the "promiscuous" option is given the special character + may be
42 used as a wildcard in any field.
44 + Allow anyone from any host to connect. DANGEROUS.
46 + <user> Allow the user to connect from anywhere. DANGEROUS.
47 <host> + Allow any user from the host. Dangerous.
49 These, perhaps more usefull, forms of the + form is also disallowed
50 unless "promiscuous" is specified:
52 + -<user> Disallow the user from any host
53 + -@<ng> Disallow all members of the netgroup from any host
55 When "promiscuous" is not specified a '+' is handled as a negative