how to enable root loing in telnet

[senthil_kumar_1]

Hi

I have configure telnet in one my HP-UX server. now I want to enable root user to login thru telnet.

pls help me.

[Avinash20]

So your query is that "only" root user should be able telnet

Is that your are looking for

[Jeeshan]

root user can login through telnet.

did you get any error while connecting?

check in /etc/inetd.conf file for telnet configuration line is uncommented or not.

then run command

#inetd -c

then try to login through telnet.

[senthil_kumar_1]

what is the purpose of "#inetd -c" command.

[yulianto piyut]

user root can login via telnet. check if telnet is enable in your system:
vi /etc/inetd.conf.

[Avinash20 · Accepted solution]

If you unable to telnet to the server

# cat /etc/inetd.conf | grep telnet

Uncomment out the entry

# inetd -c

Then try to telnet

Check for /etc/securetty file
If it contains root, you wont be able to telnet
Remove that entry

Also check
See /etc/default/security - http://docs.hp.com/en/B9106-90011/security.4.html

NOLOGIN
This parameter controls whether non-root login can be disabled by the /etc/nologin file.

[Avinash20]

# inetd -c will reread the configruation file /etc/inetd.conf

So any changed in inetd.conf will come into effect if you run the above command

It will not affect the server

[Gokul Chandola]

Hi,
use SAM to manage telnet users, there are even option that you can restrict with IP address and hostname.
You can manage as per your requirement.
If you want allow fews and Restrict to Others its easly manage throw SAM gui option.

#SAM

Regards,
Gokul Chandola

[點燃]

# cat /etc/inetd.conf |grep -i telnet
Uncomment the below line,

# telnet stream tcp nowait root /usr/lbin/telnetd telnetd -b /etc/issue

Now run,


# inetd -c

[senthil_kumar_1]

Thanks a lot.

I have done.

so "# inetd -c " is like restarting inetd serveice.

To restart, can we use below command.
Ex: /sbin/init.d/inetd restart