Ehlo :)

Max Whitt writes:

> I know this goes against all security measures, but I want to add a telnet
> server as a backup on my Trustix 3.0 box. This is because SSH has died on me
> in the past (and I still don't know why) and I can't get in otherwise to
> restart it remotely -- I have to ask my ISP to reboot the machine. So I want
> telnet available as a backup option.

you can use port knocking software to execute a start/restart of your ssh.. 
is really more secure.. :) u can even keep your sshd down and turn it on 
only when you need it.. 
cheers

Fremen

> 
> If I remember from my Trustix 1.5 days, in.telnetd was available through the
> xinetd package. However, I installed that and don't see an entry for telnet,
> or see the /usr/sbin/in.telnetd file. Is this not available through swup and
> I have to manually install it? If so, where should I get it?
> 
> On the initial problem with SSH -- I don't see anything in the logs
> (/var/log/messages, /var/log/secure) to indicate why it had died. Are there
> any other places I should check to see what happened to SSH?
> 
> Thanks.
> _______________________________________________

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