Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 13:25:29 -0800 From: "Erik Stainsby" <stainsby@telus.net> To: "Jonathon McKitrick" <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>, "Majid Almassari" <majid@ibroadcast.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: enabling telnet Message-ID: <001a01bf2e1d$9d16a720$1512c2cf@ws1>
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Jonathan, are you attempting to login with a restricted-rights user?
Usually root is denied access except from the console.
Other things to consider are definitions in inetd.conf
(which may or may not hook in the tcp_wrapper and it's privilege
granting/denying mechanisms).
Good luck,
Erik Stainsby
stainsby@telus.net
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
To: Majid Almassari <majid@ibroadcast.net>
Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Date: Saturday, November 13, 1999 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: enabling telnet
>There is , and i tried telnetting myself.
>It says 'Connection refused.'
>
>On Sat, 13 Nov 1999, Majid
>Almassari wrote:
>
>>check /etc/services and see if there is a definition for port 23
>>
>>Majid Almassari, MSEE, MCP.
>>Systems Administrator.
>>iBroadcast, Inc.
>>(206) 223-5540
>>http://www.ibroadcast.net
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
>>To: Majid Almassari <majid@ibroadcast.net>
>>Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org>
>>Sent: Saturday, November 13, 1999 10:22 AM
>>Subject: Re: enabling telnet
>>
>>
>>> I just have a laptop, so i've rebooted a number of times since then. I
>>> must be missing some other option in a config file somewhere.
>>>
>>> On Sat, 13 Nov 1999, Majid Almassari wrote:
>>>
>>> >Did you do killall -HUP inetd after you did the changes?
>>> >
>>> >Majid Almassari, MSEE, MCP.
>>> >Systems Administrator.
>>> >iBroadcast, Inc.
>>> >(206) 223-5540
>>> >http://www.ibroadcast.net
>>> >----- Original Message -----
>>> >From: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
>>> >To: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
>>> >Sent: Saturday, November 13, 1999 3:18 AM
>>> >Subject: enabling telnet
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >> In inetd.conf, i have telnet enabled. I would like to allow one
friend
>>> >> to telnet to my machine for an account i have set up for him. But is
>>> >> tells connection refused... port service unavailable.....
>>> >>
>>> >> Do i need more entries? Or is this a security feature?
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
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>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>> -jonathon
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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