Yes, indeed, this is a problem with the rsh-server package. The problem is that per libpam-modules:
pam (1.1.0-3) unstable; urgency=low * pam_rhosts_auth module obsolete, symlink removed The pam_rhosts_auth module was dropped upstream prior to the lenny release and a compatibility symlink provided in the libpam-modules package, pointing at the new (and not 100% compatible) pam_rhosts module. This symlink has now been dropped. If you still have references to pam_rhosts_auth in your /etc/pam.d/* config files, you will need to fix these, since they no longer work. For information on using pam_rhosts, see the pam_rhosts(8) manpage. -- Steve Langasek <vor...@debian.org> Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:17:16 -0700 Yet in /etc/pam.d/rsh from rsh-server: auth required pam_nologin.so auth required pam_env.so auth required pam_rhosts_auth.so account required pam_unix_acct.so session required pam_unix_session.so -- Unable to login using .rhosts https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/582858 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs