In Unix, which file is required for you to set up an environment such that every user on the other
host is a trusted user that can log into this host without authentication?
A.
/etc/shadow
B.
/etc/host.equiv
C.
/etc/passwd
D.
None of the choices.
Explanation:
The /etc/hosts.equiv file is saying that every user on the other host is a trusted user
and allowed to log into this host without authentication (i.e. NO PASSWORD). The only
thing that must exist for a user to log in to this system is an /etc/passwd entry by
the same login name the user is currently using. In other words, if there is a user
trying to log into this system whose login name is “bhope”, then there must be a
“bhope” listed in the /etc/passwd file.