Re: anyone using telnet

2001-03-22 Thread Mike Fedyk
on Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 01:07:51PM -0400, Peter Cordes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Don't even bother with telnet, it's obsolete. Install sshd on any machines that don't have it yet, and don't install telnet on the public machine. On Wed, Mar 21, 2001 at 11:46:34PM -0800, [EMAIL

Re: anyone using telnet

2001-03-22 Thread Peter Cordes
On Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 10:36:21AM -0800, Mike Fedyk wrote: I don't even use it for that. I install netcat on all of my boxes that I test from, and it works great, and it exits with a ^C instead of a "^] quit". Yes, that's what I was thinking when I said telnet was obsolete. -- #define

Re: anyone using telnet

2001-03-22 Thread kmself
on Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 01:07:51PM -0400, Peter Cordes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 08:58:06AM -0300, Pedro Zorzenon Neto wrote: ... Don't even bother with telnet, it's obsolete. Install sshd on any machines that don't have it yet, and don't install telnet on the

Re: anyone using telnet

2001-03-22 Thread Mike Fedyk
on Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 01:07:51PM -0400, Peter Cordes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Don't even bother with telnet, it's obsolete. Install sshd on any machines that don't have it yet, and don't install telnet on the public machine. On Wed, Mar 21, 2001 at 11:46:34PM -0800,

Re: anyone using telnet

2001-03-22 Thread Peter Cordes
On Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 10:36:21AM -0800, Mike Fedyk wrote: I don't even use it for that. I install netcat on all of my boxes that I test from, and it works great, and it exits with a ^C instead of a ^] quit. Yes, that's what I was thinking when I said telnet was obsolete. -- #define X(x,y)

anyone using telnet

2001-03-19 Thread Pedro Zorzenon Neto
Hi, I'd like anyone to be able to use the local keyboard of some machines to telnet/ssh to any other machine and use their account on the other machine. A simple solution would be create one acount for user "anyone" without password and restrict its login with rbash to use just

Re: anyone using telnet

2001-03-19 Thread Rishi L Khan
I when you say "their account" do you mean they have an account on the machine you're seeting up accounts for? Or is this machine some kind of "public kiosk" where anyone can get on? Allowing anyone to telnet in is a BAD idea. That means a script kiddie from Belguim can telnet in. If you want to

Re: anyone using telnet

2001-03-19 Thread Pedro Zorzenon Neto
On Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 07:05:58AM -0500, Rishi L Khan wrote: I when you say "their account" do you mean they have an account on the machine you're seeting up accounts for? Or is this machine some kind of "public kiosk" where anyone can get on? Yes, it is a kind of "public kiosk". Nobody has

Re: anyone using telnet

2001-03-19 Thread Ethan Benson
On Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 12:24:59PM +, Colin Phipps wrote: You'll have to tie down the telnet options somehow; looking at telnet(1) it has options for logging data etc (I'm thinking of one user enabling logging to capture other users' passwords). this restricted account should not have

anyone using telnet

2001-03-19 Thread Pedro Zorzenon Neto
Hi, I'd like anyone to be able to use the local keyboard of some machines to telnet/ssh to any other machine and use their account on the other machine. A simple solution would be create one acount for user anyone without password and restrict its login with rbash to use just telnet/ssh.

Re: anyone using telnet

2001-03-19 Thread Rishi L Khan
I when you say their account do you mean they have an account on the machine you're seeting up accounts for? Or is this machine some kind of public kiosk where anyone can get on? Allowing anyone to telnet in is a BAD idea. That means a script kiddie from Belguim can telnet in. If you want to set

Re: anyone using telnet

2001-03-19 Thread Pedro Zorzenon Neto
On Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 07:05:58AM -0500, Rishi L Khan wrote: I when you say their account do you mean they have an account on the machine you're seeting up accounts for? Or is this machine some kind of public kiosk where anyone can get on? Yes, it is a kind of public kiosk. Nobody has logins

Re: anyone using telnet

2001-03-19 Thread Colin Phipps
On Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 08:58:06AM -0300, Pedro Zorzenon Neto wrote: I'd like anyone to be able to use the local keyboard of some machines to telnet/ssh to any other machine and use their account on the other machine. A simple solution would be create one acount for user anyone without

Re: anyone using telnet

2001-03-19 Thread Ethan Benson
On Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 12:24:59PM +, Colin Phipps wrote: You'll have to tie down the telnet options somehow; looking at telnet(1) it has options for logging data etc (I'm thinking of one user enabling logging to capture other users' passwords). this restricted account should not have

Re: anyone using telnet

2001-03-19 Thread Peter Cordes
On Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 08:58:06AM -0300, Pedro Zorzenon Neto wrote: Hi, I'd like anyone to be able to use the local keyboard of some machines to telnet/ssh to any other machine and use their account on the other machine. A simple solution would be create one acount for user anyone