General :: RCP - Setup Red Hat And Getting It To Work With Windows?

I've been trying to get rcp command to work for my development environment but to no avail. I'm working on a Red Hat Linux server, and the rcp is meant to be used between Linux-Linux and Linux-Windows system. I've done some reading up and this is what I found:-

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Step 01: Turn on RCP service on UNIX Host

Turn on the RCP service on unix machine by using inetd:

1. Log on as root.

2. Edit the file /etc/Inetd.conf.

3. Uncomment the lines that start with shell and that start with exec.

4. Save the file.

5. Use ps -ef |grep inetd and determine inetd service pid. Send the Host User Profile (HUP) signal to inetd by using kill or by using pkill.

6. Run inetd again.

To turn on the RCP service by using xinetd:

1. Log on as root.

2. Edit the file /etc/Xinetd.d/rsh. You may get another file based on your linux distrinution.

3. Change the line disable to no.

4. Save the file.

5. Use ps -ef |grep inetd and determine inetd service pid. Send the HUP signal to xinetd by using kill or by using pkill.

6. Run xinetd again.

Step 02: Set the security permissions

After turning on RCP services you must set the security permissions to allow the Windows host to connect to your computer.

1. Edit the file /etc/hosts.equiv. Based on your linux distribution this file may vary. You can get like /etc/hosts.allow.

2. In the file add a line that contains the name of your Windows host.

3. Add a second line that contains the name of your Windows host and the name of a user who can access the directory that you want to transfer. Separate the two elements with a tab character.

4. Save the file.

I noted that my Red Hat have xinetd BUT I don't have the rsh file in step (2). It says I may get another file but which file should I be looking for? As for Step 02, I did find hosts.allow and updated that and the hosts file itself. Besides that, I also use useradd to add a user to match up with the one in the other system since I've read that the rcp required both end to use the same user name.