france/=>more /bin/totosrv #/tmp !/usr/bin/ksh echo you are logged as $(id) echo ">> \c" while read a do a=$(echo $a |tr -d "\015") $a echo ">> \c" done ---------------------------------------------------------------- The last lines for /etc/inetd.conf file ---------------------------------------------------------------- #ncpm-pm dgram udp wait root /opt/ncpm/bin/ncpmd ncpmd #ncpm-hip dgram udp wait root /opt/ncpm/bin/hipd hipd recserv stream tcp nowait root /usr/lbin/recserv recserv -display :0 dtspc stream tcp nowait root /usr/dt/bin/dtspcd /usr/dt/bin/dtspcd rpc xti tcp swait root /usr/dt/bin/rpc.ttdbserver 100083 1 /usr/dt/bin/rpc.ttdbserver rpc dgram udp wait root /usr/dt/bin/rpc.cmsd 100068 2-5 rpc.cmsd swat stream tcp nowait.400 root /opt/samba/bin/swat swat registrar stream tcp6 nowait root /etc/opt/resmon/lbin/registrar /etc/opt/resmon/lbin/registrar instl_boots dgram udp wait root /opt/ignite/lbin/instl_bootd instl_bootd omni stream tcp nowait root /opt/omni/lbin/inet inet -log /var/opt/omni//log/inet.log #adding 2250 totosrv stream tcp wait toto /bin/toto /bin/toto ---------------------------------------------------------------- Last lines for /etc/services ---------------------------------------------------------------- # Refer to the X documentation for details. hpoms-ci-lstn 5403/tcp #SAP spooler support hpoms-dps-lstn 5404/tcp #SAP spooler support samd 3275/tcp # sam daemon dtspc 6112/tcp #subprocess control swat 901/tcp # SAMBA Web-based Admin Tool omni 5555/tcp # DATA-PROTECTOR totosrv 2250/tcp ----------------------------------------------------------------- User named toto ----------------------------------------------------------------- I have added a user named toto the home directory is /bin $ pwd /bin/toto ---------------------------------------------------------------- I also have make sure that the shell is ksh When I try the command telnet localhost 2250 I have the following output france/=>telnet localhost 2250 Trying... Connected to localhost. Escape character is '^]'. Connection closed by foreign host.