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--- a/libexec/rshd/rshd.8
+++ b/libexec/rshd/rshd.8
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ The
.Nm
server
listens for service requests at the port indicated in
-the ``cmd'' service specification; see
+the
+.Dq cmd
+service specification; see
.Xr services 5 .
When a service request is received the following protocol
is initiated:
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ and requests the corresponding host name (see
.Xr gethostbyaddr 3 ,
.Xr hosts 5
and
-.Xr named 8 ).
+.Xr named 8 ) .
If the hostname cannot be determined or the hostname and address do
not match after verification,
the dot-notation representation of the host address is used.
@@ -218,6 +220,8 @@ and is not preceded by a flag byte.
.Xr gethostbyaddr 3 ,
.Xr rcmd 3 ,
.Xr ruserok 3 ,
+.Xr auth.conf 5 ,
+.Xr hosts.equiv 5 ,
.Xr hosts 5 ,
.Xr login.conf 5 ,
.Xr nologin 5 ,
@@ -230,13 +234,17 @@ and is not preceded by a flag byte.
.It Pa /etc/hosts
.It Pa /etc/hosts.equiv
.It Pa /etc/login.conf
-.It Pa $HOME/.rhosts
+.Sm off
+.It Pa Ev $HOME /.rhosts
+.Sm on
.It Pa /var/run/nologin
.El
.Sh BUGS
The authentication procedure used here assumes the integrity
of each client machine and the connecting medium. This is
-insecure, but is useful in an ``open'' environment.
+insecure, but is useful in an
+.Dq open
+environment.
.Pp
A facility to allow all data exchanges to be encrypted should be
present.
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