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);