Hi, I am having a problem with telnet into my linux box too. I can telnet
into remote sites, but cannot do it other way around. It always tells me
that "connection closed by foreign host".
In my /etc/inetd.conf I had it setup like following.
telnet stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd in.telnetd -l -a
Can some one give me idea? what does "-l" and "-a" mean ?
oh... i setup security as medium when I first install the system.
Thanks
Charels
On 20 Nov 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> YOU CAN never ever telnet in as root... it is a security measure that the linux
>developers took. and yes the switch user is the right way to get to root..... You
>must know a user first to get to root or be able to SU... Just another step in the
>security area
>
>
> > ** Original Subject: RE: [newbie] Problem with Telnet
> > ** Original Sender: Fabio Tang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > ** Original Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 10:37:19 -0600
>
> > ** Original Message follows...
>
> >
> > Hello ALL
> >
> > Here I am having a little problem trying to access the linux with
> > telnet. Its strangeous when root can' t access but any other commom user
> > can normally. And if I access like a normal user and after this switch
> > to root with su command, I get root access normally. Why I can't access
> > as root in telnet directly ? What may be wrong or misconfigurated ?
> > Thanks for any help.
> >
> > Fabio
> > from Sao Paulo, Brazil.
> >
>
>
> >** --------- End Original Message ----------- **
>
> >
>
> animalTK
>
>
