Andrew McCall wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have tried to do the update as detailed here:
> 
> http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-068.php3?dis=7.2
> 
> The MandrakeSoft Security Advisory says to fix the problem manually,
> "download the updated package(s) from mirros and upgrade with "rpm -Fvh
> *rpm." "
> 
> I got the packages, and tried to update and it failed on a dependency
> requiring xinetd. I then downloaded xinetd-2_3_0-1_2mdk_i586.rpm and did
> a rpm --install --force *rpm which seemed to install the packages OK,
> and after a restart all seems well....however -
> 
> now if I do a rpm -q telnet-server it lists both telnet-server-0.16-4mdk
> and telnet-server-0.17-7.1mdk. Which one is being run, and is this a
> problem?
> 
> Can I just do a rpm -e telnet-server-0.16-4mdk to fix this problem? How
> do I check the version of the current running telnetd?
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> --
> Andrew McCall
> UNIX Support System Administrator
> 

First rebuild rpm database with "rpm --rebuilddb". That should fix it.
If the second telnet entry is still there, you can then do a "rpm -e
package"

drjung


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