how to configure telnet on new hpux system

[Avinash Agarkar]

how to configure telnet on new hpux system

Thanks,
AA

[Matti_Kurkela]

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

[BrianDoyle]

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

[Steven E. Protter]

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

[SUDHAKAR_18]

Hi Avinash,

Telnet is configured default in hp systems.

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

regards,
SHR

[Safarali]

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