I suggest that you switch into Kama Sutra Research mode ie. RTFM...
man login
man login.defs
man securetty
...the latter probably being the route to instant gratification.
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Are you sure the telnet server is even installed? I don't think it's
installed by default anymore ...
On Tue, 23 Oct 2001, DaveN wrote:
> I DID find the telnet service inside the xinetd stuff, and changed it so
> that it starts. Now when I try to connect, I at least get the appropriate
> text
On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 02:50:54PM -0400, DaveN wrote:
> This is why we defeat security.
We defeat security because we are too lazy to (learn to) do it the
right way...
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On Tue, 23 Oct 2001, DaveN wrote:
> Now when I try to connect, I at least get the appropriate text back to
> me. BUT, when I tried to connect, it tells me my username/pw combo are
> invalid. This one has me stumped. I'm sure it's a security hack
> somewhere...
Take a look at your /var/log/*
Are you trying to log in as root? Telnet won't let you log in as root
by default.
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From: DaveN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 2:51 PM
To: Greater NH Linux User Group
Subject: Red Hat 7.1 telnet, etc
Oh what a joy this is!
I'm using my old
