topic Re: how to configure telnet on new hpux system in Operating System - HP-UX

how to configure telnet on new hpux system

Avinash Agarkar — Thu, 08 May 2008 08:01:13 GMT

how to configure telnet on new hpux system

Thanks,
AA

Re: how to configure telnet on new hpux system

Matti_Kurkela — Thu, 08 May 2008 08:24:03 GMT

In a default HP-UX installation, it's usually ready to use. No configuration needed.

What's your HP-UX version? The newer versions seem to have some security hardening options in the installation program: if you activated one of these, it might have caused telnet to be disabled.

MK

Re: how to configure telnet on new hpux system

BrianDoyle — Thu, 08 May 2008 08:31:24 GMT

You can disable access to ftp and telnet in /etc/inetd.conf

Similarly /etc/hosts/allow and deny.

Tools like Bastille are useful for locking down a new system
http://software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=B6849AA

Re: how to configure telnet on new hpux system

Steven E. Protter — Thu, 08 May 2008 08:34:18 GMT

Shalom,

You will see telnet configured in /etc/inetd.conf

It is by default already configured in HP-UX.

You would be better off from the security standpoint if you got into the habit of using ssh.

Secure Shell at http://software.hp.com and on the OS and app cd's.

SEP

Re: how to configure telnet on new hpux system

SUDHAKAR_18 — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:20:13 GMT

Hi Avinash,

Telnet is configured default in hp systems.

You can restict logins by making entry in /var/adm/inited.sec file

regards,
SHR

Re: how to configure telnet on new hpux system

Safarali — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:24:47 GMT

Avinash

form the system itself you can check
telnet 0 or check telenet daemon is running

you can start the process inetd -c

Regards
Safar