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Date:      Thu, 6 Sep 2001 13:50:07 +0200
From:      Alexander Goller <alex@vivien.franken.de>
To:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Cc:        olli@secnetix.de
Subject:   Re: Where did /etc/issue go from telnetd? (fwd)
Message-ID:  <20010906135007.Q26735@vivien.franken.de>
In-Reply-To: <200108311803.UAA94899@lurza.secnetix.de>; from olli@secnetix.de on Fri, Aug 31, 2001 at 08:03:51PM %2B0200
References:  <20010831123012.D32037@sunbay.com> <200108311803.UAA94899@lurza.secnetix.de>

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On Fri, Aug 31, 2001 at 08:03:51PM +0200, Oliver Fromme wrote:
> Ruslan Ermilov <ru@freebsd.org> wrote:
>  > telnetd(8) sessions are not serviced through getty(8).
> 
> Right, telnetd sessions don't use getty.  _But_ telnetd
> still reads the "im" and "if" strings from the "default"
> entry in /etc/gettytab.  See the source.

Ack.

> But the strange thing is, it still doesn't work.  I have
> no idea why.

Ack, but: the telnetd you have installed (probably) is
crypto/telnet/telnetd which doesn't behave the same than standard
telnetd (i.e. reading im and if).
Guess that's why.

bye, alex
-- 
alexander goller		alex@vivien.franken.de

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