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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers edit /etc/hosts to show mypc in who Post 30940 by yls177 on Tuesday 29th of October 2002 08:29:46 PM
Old 10-29-2002
1 )mypc is actual host or remote box?
>> actual host is the server which we telnet to? if yes, then mypc is a remote box. mypc is a pc which i am working from my desk to telnet to the actual host say myhost.

so from mypc, i type telnet myhost, then issue a who -uH, and saw the below

123.45.12.55 otherpc BUT

i have edit the /etc/hosts to

123.45.12.55 mypc

so i should see 123.45.12.55 mypc when i issue a who -uH instead of otherpc


2) oops, forget to inform u guys the os version, so after uname -a, i get the below

AIX myhost 3 4 <think this entry is the serial no>



TO livinfree

My guess is that he's either at a different PC, or uses DHCP - if your IP address changes, /etc/hosts doesn't know that...

1) i guess u are right that u said "he's at a different PC" on the assumption that i am doing a telnet to the host (so this is called remote?)

2) now, i dont have a single idea on this DHCP. there is no entry when i do a man DHCP so basically i dont understand the statement "your ip adderss changes, /etc/hosts doesnt know that"
yls177
 

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kf

KF(1)							    BSD General Commands Manual 						     KF(1)

NAME

     kf -- securely forward tickets

SYNOPSIS

     kf [-p port | --port=port] [-l login | --login=login] [-c ccache | --ccache=ccache] [-F | --forwardable] [-G | --no-forwardable]
	[-h | --help] [--version] host ...

DESCRIPTION

     The kf program forwards tickets to a remote host through an authenticated and encrypted stream.  Options supported are:

     -p port, --port=port
	     port to connect to

     -l login, --login=login
	     remote login name

     -c ccache, --ccache=ccache
	     remote cred cache

     -F, --forwardable
	     forward forwardable credentials

     -G, --no-forwardable
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     -h, --help

     --version

     kf is useful when you do not want to enter your password on a remote host but want to have your tickets one for example AFS.

     In order for kf to work you will need to acquire your initial ticket with forwardable flag, i.e.  kinit --forwardable.

     telnet is able to forward tickets by itself.

SEE ALSO

     kinit(1), telnet(1), kfd(8)

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