Allowing other users to Telnet into SuSE 8.0 Linux Server

[229257]

I have set up a linux server for the first time, all network components are working fine you can ping and browse the machine on the network.

The thing i can't get working is Telnet and Rlogin. I want other users to be able to Telnet into the server and login?

I know its not possible to telnet as root as default. But even as a standard user you don't even get the login.

How can I do this? At the moment it just refuses any connection before getting the login prompt you expect. I think i need to relax the seurity on the server, but which files?

Any suggestions would be grateful,

CHEERS.

 

[jaymzter]

'grep telnet /etc/inetd.conf' and verify there is no # in front of telnet. If there is, just remove the pound, and run as root: 'kill -1 `/sbin/pidof inetd` to reload the file. If that was the trouble, you should be able to telnet now. If not, verify the telnet server is installed: 'rpm -qa|grep telnet'. If it's there, verify if /etc/hosts.deny has the line 'ALL:ALL' in it. if so, for testing purposes, put a # in front.

As always, no discussion of telnet would be complete without me telling you to use SSH instead. Your friends can get free ssh clients on the web, and you won't have passwords in the clear! Telnet is EVIL!!!

 

[229257]

Thanks for that I will give it a blast later.

Any tips for setting up SSH? Config files and services to have running?

Once again any help would be appreciated.

Cheers

 

[jaymzter]

Just make sure you have the latest version of openssh (

http://www.rpmfind.net)

as earlier ones have a known bug. It works out of the box using default settings