One our servers at work, I use ssh/rdist to sync binaries on various machines...one master server, several client machines. This requires the ability to ssh to the remote host without a password, so I have a .rhosts setup on the remote host, trusting the 'central server'... With pre25, I can't seem to get this to work anymore... I have PermitRootLogin yes IgnoreRhosts no set ... but it keeps prompting me for a password ... even as a regular user, the .rhosts are being ignored ... I'm still investigating on this end, in case its something I overlooked, but can anyone else confirm/deny this? Marc G. Fournier marc.fournier at acadiau.ca Senior Systems Administrator Acadia University "These are my opinions, which are not necessarily shared by my employer"