[ltp] Enabling telnetd on Red Hat 7.2

Fri, 22 Feb 2002 16:03:35 -0500

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xinetd gets involved in redhat 7.2   I do not have the info at my 
fingertips at this time, but check for a file called something like 
/etc/xinetd.conf and see what it says.

Regards,
Mark Beierl
Texar Corp.

Rob Mayoff wrote:

>+---------- On Feb 22, Carlos Lorenzo said:
>
>>Does anybody know what do I have to do to enable the telnet to  a Red Hat
>>7.2 ?
>>
>
>You probably have to install the telnet-server RPM, and make sure telnet
>is enabled in /etc/inetd.conf.
>
>However, telnet is insecure: it sends passwords in the clear over the
>network.  You would be much better off using ssh if at all possible.
>ssh is very easy to use, does much more than telnet, and is secure.
>
>http://www.openssh.com/
>
>
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xinetd gets involved in redhat 7.2 &nbsp; I do not have the info at my fingertips
at this time, but check for a file called something like /etc/xinetd.conf
and see what it says.<br>
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Regards,<br>
Mark Beierl<br>
Texar Corp.<br>
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Rob Mayoff wrote:<br>
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  <pre wrap="">+---------- On Feb 22, Carlos Lorenzo said:<br></pre>
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    <pre wrap="">Does anybody know what do I have to do to enable the telnet to  a Red Hat<br>7.2 ?<br></pre>
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    <pre wrap=""><!----><br>You probably have to install the telnet-server RPM, and make sure telnet<br>is enabled in /etc/inetd.conf.<br><br>However, telnet is insecure: it sends passwords in the clear over the<br>network.  You would be much better off using ssh if at all possible.<br>ssh is very easy to use, does much more than telnet, and is secure.<br><br><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.openssh.com/">http://www.openssh.com/</a><br><br><br><br>----- The Linux ThinkPad mailing list -----<br>The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:<br><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.bm-soft.com/~bm/tp_mailing.html">http://www.bm-soft.com/~bm/tp_mailing.html</a><br><br><br></pre>
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