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Date:      Tue, 2 Mar 1999 15:14:35 -0500 (EST)
From:      "Daniel J. Wharton" <wharton@burnit.net>
To:        HERBELOT Thierry <Thierry.Herbelot@alcatel.fr>
Cc:        Shawn Ramsey <shawn@cpl.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Disabling Telnet (DING DING DING)
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9903021513240.17517-100000@jedi.burnit.net>
In-Reply-To: <36DC02BA.F3DB21EE@telspace.alcatel.fr>

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Well, that will work, but that disables telnet for everyone.  I want some
users to be able to telnet in, but most not, due to security reasons.


On Tue, 2 Mar 1999, HERBELOT Thierry wrote:

> what about adding a # on the line concerning telnet in /etc/inetd.conf ?
> 
> 	TfH
> 
> 
> "Daniel J. Wharton" wrote:
> > 
> > DING DING DING we have a winner.
> > 
> > Shawn Ramsey had the correct answer.  This is how you disable telnet but
> > allow FTP... THANK YOU!!!
> > 
> > DAN WHARTON
> > 
> > -----------------------------------------
> > System Administrator
> > THE BURNIT NETWORK   - www.burnit.net
> > 
> > Director of Network Operations
> > BIG SECRET           - www.bigsecret.org
> > -----------------------------------------
> > 
> > On Mon, 1 Mar 1999, Shawn Ramsey wrote:
> > 
> > > > I was wondering if anyone could tell me how I can prevent users from
> > > > telneting in without disabling FTP access as well.  I want people to be
> > > > able to FTP in and update their websites, but not be able to TELNET in.
> > > >
> > > > I already tried setting their shell to /sbin/nologin, but that disables
> > > > FTP access as well.  Thank you very much in advance for any advice.
> > >
> > > Add :
> > >
> > > /sbin/nologin
> > >
> > >
> > > to the file /etc/shells
> > >
> > 
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