Neeraj Manral spewed into the ether:
>Query:
>If i put a # before telnet in /etc/services would be enough to stop >telnet service
>for all users .
Err, no. /etc/services merely lets you refer to ports by names, like
/etc/hosts lets you refer to machines.
>
>If no then where else does one have to make the changes?
In inetd.conf (if telnet is being called from inet), or just stop the telnet daemon.
Devdas Bhagat
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