topic Re: Trusted System & telnet port ownership in Operating System - HP-UX

Trusted System & telnet port ownership

Robert Landstrum — Wed, 09 Aug 2000 15:35:41 GMT

I set my system up as a trusted system for auditing purposes. But now when you telnet in, you aren't given ownership of your telnet port. It stays the property of root.

Is there a way to change this?

Re: Trusted System & telnet port ownership

John Palmer — Wed, 09 Aug 2000 16:01:15 GMT

As a matter of interest, why do you want to own the device file?

Regards,

John

Re: Trusted System & telnet port ownership

CHRIS_ANORUO — Wed, 09 Aug 2000 16:36:06 GMT

Run insf -d driver in /dev directory, check if the telnetd line
is commented in /etc/inetd.conf and uncomment it. Also,
there might be additional security in /var/adm/inetd.sec
restricting ip addresses from using some processes. Check to
see is the /dev/telnet directory has execute permission for all only.
The owner and group should be bin.

Re: Trusted System & telnet port ownership

Robert Landstrum — Wed, 09 Aug 2000 16:49:00 GMT

Thanks to all who have replied so far, I did get an answer from HP. This is known bug since 1998. They have a workaround where you compile a program to give the port to the proper owner after they login.

SR 5003410720 is the number they assigned to this bug. There is no patch planned.