NETRC(5)                 Series 300 Only                 NETRC(5)

     NAME
          netrc - security file for rexec(3X) and ftp(1)

     HP-UX COMPATIBILITY
          Level:    HP-UX/NON-STANDARD

          Origin:   UCB

          Remarks:  Implemented on the Series 300 only.

     DESCRIPTION
          $HOME/.netrc is used by the library call rexec(3X)  and  the
          service  ftp(1)  to  determine  the  logins and passwords to
          remote hosts so that  those  services  can  execute  without
          prompting the user for a password.

          The .netrc file resides in the user's home  directory.   Its
          owner  ID  must  match  the effective user ID of the current
          process.  Its read, write, and execute mode bits  for  group
          and  other  must  all  be  zero,  and  $HOME/.netrc  must be
          readable by its owner.  Otherwise, the  information  in  the
          file will not be used.

          For each host a line should be present  with  the  following
          information:

               machine XXX login YYY password ZZZ

          where:

               XXX  is an official host name
               YYY  is a remote login name, and
               ZZZ  is the password for the remote login.

          Items are separated by commas  and/or  white  space.   Every
          host  name can only be followed by at most one login and one
          password.  Note that the passwords in $HOME/.netrc  are  not
          encrypted.

     EXAMPLES
          The following is a valid entry for the host ``hpxdzg'' whose
          ``guest'' account has the password ``sesame'':

               machine    hpxdzg  login  guest  password  sesame

     FILES
          $HOME/.netrc

     SEE ALSO
          ftp(1), rexec(3X)

     WARNINGS

     Hewlett-Packard               - 1 -             (printed 7/16/86)

     NETRC(5)                 Series 300 Only                 NETRC(5)

          It is a security risk to have nonencrypted  passwords  in  a
          file.

     Hewlett-Packard               - 2 -             (printed 7/16/86)