Re: [expert] Problem with Telnet, xinetd, and Mandrake 7.2

[Ron Stodden]

Kevin Tambascio wrote:
> 
> I want to have the telnet service running under Mandrake 7.2. This box is
> not used for anything secure, so I don't need to worry about telnet and
> clear passwords.

Have you installed the telnet-server RPM?

It is NOT installed by default, since workstations are not, by
definition, servers.

Look at using ssh instead of telnet as a generally good rule.

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Regards,

Ron. [au]