On Tue, Oct 01, 2019 at 09:12:42PM -0700, pe...@easthope.ca wrote: > From: Reco <recovery...@enotuniq.net>, Tue, 1 Oct 2019 09:48:09 +0300 > > 2) echo 'telnet stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd > > /usr/sbin/telnetd -a none -E /bin/bash' >> /etc/inetd.conf > > peter@joule:~$ grep telnet /etc/inetd.conf > #<off># telnet stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd > /usr/sbin/telnetd -a none -E /bin/bash > > Not sure #<off># should be there. Have yet to find an explanation for it.
No, it should not be there because it disables telnetd this way. Hence aforementioned "echo" command above. Reco