hi! why don't you run 'emerge search telnet'? there you see some different telnet packages you can install... i am using 'net-misc/netkit-telnetd' (standard linux telnet client and server) cheers, martin Zitat von Dan Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hot Diggety! Stroller was rumored to have written: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] stroller $ qpkg -f /usr/bin/ktelnet > > app-crypt/krb5 * > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] stroller $ qpkg -f /usr/bin/ktelnetd > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] stroller $ > > > > Two questions remain: > > - Why does app-crypt/krb5 (kerberos?) rely on what appears to be a > > telnet app..? > > It's kind of the other way around ;) > > It's saying that ktelnet is a part of the krb5 ebuild. > > That is, ktelnet is a special version of telnet that has been Kerberized > (yes, you're right, Kerberos stuff) where it passes along Kerberos tickets > to the local ktgt server and stuff to avoid needing to send passwords in > cleartext, only ticket-granting tickets (TGTs). Nifty technology, but of no > use if you don't have a Kerberos realm running either locally or remotely. > > If you don't use Kerberos, chances are pretty good you probably don't need > that stuff at all and could likely safely unmerge it. > > > - Where has /usr/bin/ktelnetd come from, and why doesn't qpkg show me..? > > Could it be /usr/sbin/ktelnetd by any chance? > > -Dan > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list >
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