Message "Module is unknown" when trying to rsh to the server

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

When trying to rsh to a server, this message is displayed:

Module is unknown
rlogin: connection closed

and the connection is interrupted.

Environment

RHEL 6
RHEL 7
sshd
rsh
pam

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