diff -up netkit-rsh-0.17/rshd/rshd.c.rh710987 netkit-rsh-0.17/rshd/rshd.c

--- netkit-rsh-0.17/rshd/rshd.c.rh710987	2011-10-26 17:49:22.559772285 +0200

+++ netkit-rsh-0.17/rshd/rshd.c	2011-10-26 17:49:29.229771822 +0200

@@ -487,7 +487,6 @@ doit(struct sockaddr_storage *fromp, soc

 	hostname = findhostname((struct sockaddr *)fromp, fromlen,

 		remuser, locuser, cmdbuf);

-	setpwent();

 	pwd = doauth(remuser, hostname, locuser);

 	if (pwd == NULL) {

 		if (log_audit(remuser, -1, hostname, 0) > 0) {

@@ -600,7 +599,6 @@ doit(struct sockaddr_storage *fromp, soc

 			putenv(env[i]);

 #endif

-	endpwent();

 	if (paranoid) {

 	    syslog(LOG_INFO|LOG_AUTH, "%s@%s as %s: cmd='%s'",

 		   remuser, hostname, locuser, cmdbuf);