Generally, I run a seperate sshd on a different port while I'm upgrading, then disable it. There is never a reason to run telnetd.
On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 13:28:51 +0000, ktabic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 2004-09-09 at 09:23 +0100, Dave Ewart wrote: > > > > getting rid of telnetd is almost always a very good idea. > > > > Quite so, as I suggested. > > > > Are there even any legitimate uses for running a telnet daemon any more? > > (That is a genuine question - as far as I can see, SSH is always a > > perfect replacement). > > > How about, as a service to enable as you are updating SSH remotely from > the other side of the country to fix the most recent problem security > problem and need a backup system to get into the server in the event > that something goes wrong? > > ktabic > -- > Give me the strength to change what I can, the inability to accept what > I can't and the incapacity to tell the difference -- Calvin > > > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html > > _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
