Why do I get the following error when running commands like rlogin/rsh: "rcmd: socket: All ports in use"

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Issue

When using the r-commands like rlogin or rsh I receive the following error:

rcmd: socket: All ports in use error while using rlogin .

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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