Hosts specified in this file are considered the trusted hosts of the node.
It is also possible to use hosts.equiv for other protocols such as ssh (both interactive and non-interactive) and telnet. Additionally, access to ONTAPI (ONTAP management APIs) over HTTP and HTTPS can use hosts.equiv authentication by setting the node option httpd.admin.hostsequiv.enable.
Each line in hosts.equiv has the following format:
hostname [ username ]
+@netgroup [ username ]
If the host on which you enter the node command is a UNIX host, the user name is optional. If the host on which you enter the node command is a PC, you must enter the user name for that PC in the /etc/hosts.equiv file.
We can also specify a group of hosts using netgroup. Hence all hosts in that netgroup are allowed to access the node.
If you do not specify a user name for a UNIX host, you must be root on that host to execute a node command through rsh.
If multiple users on the same host should have access to the node through rsh, enter each user name on a separate line.
adminhost
adminhost joe_smith
+@ourhosts joe_smith