I have that line in my /etc/inetd.conf, but telnet doesn't work.
I reinstalled Mandrake 7.0 with medium level security instead of high. Now
I can telnet to it. I still don't know what configuration files
are different between the two security levels. The pam.d configuration
files are the same.
Nel
On Mon, 6 Mar 2000, Ian C.Sison wrote:
>
>
> try and add this to /etc/inetd.conf and see if it works.
> remember after editing, do a "killall -HUP inetd"
>
> telnet stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd in.telnetd
>
>
> On Mon, 06 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> > --- "Ian C.Sison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > there is no telnet daemon that runs in the
> > > background. in.telnetd is run via
> > > tcp-wrappers via the inetd.conf file in /etc.
> >
> > Thanks for the info. But I am still stuck with my
> > problem.
> >
> > I remembered installing Mandrake 7.0 with security set
> > to HIGH. Do you think I should reinstall with security
> > LOW or MEDIUM, anyway I am behind a firewall and I am
> > the only one familiar with linux here.
> >
> > Nel
> >
> > >
> > > On Mon, 06 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> > > > On Sun, 5 Mar 2000, Ian C.Sison wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Does it have something to do with pam
> > > settings? I noticed that the RH6.0
> > > > > > and Mandrake7.0 settings are different.
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > what do /var/log/secure, /var/log/messages say?
> > > >
> > > > Nothing on /var/log/secure, no entries pertaining
> > > to telnet on
> > > > /var/log
> > > > /var/log/security.log doesn's show any daemon
> > > watching port 23. I checked
> > > > inetd.conf and the ftp telnet service is not
> > > commented out. How do I know
> > > > that the telnet daemon is running?
> > > >
> > > > > when you telnet does it:
> > > > > Refuse connections, or simple say 'connection
> > > closed by foreign host' ?
> > > >
> > > > It refuses connection. Telnet to itself
> > > (localhost) doesn't work either.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
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