Under some circumstances, you should consider supplying a user name and a password when using the rsh protocol to run a command on the storage system.
If you are logged in ... | Then... |
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As root on a UNIX host that is listed in the storage system’s /etc/hosts.equiv file | You do not need to supply a user name or a password. |
As a user other than root on a UNIX host that is listed in the storage system’s /etc/hosts.equiv file | You need to supply a user name and a password. The user name can be root or the name of an administrative user that has been defined on the storage system. |