Inetd Daemon: Doesn't start telnetd daemon

[Bharat Katkar]

Hi All,
Could please help me on this. When i start inetd daemon, it gets started normally but not able see telnetd daemon running. I have configured /etc/inetd.conf file for telnet service and also check /etc/rc.config.d/netdaemons. Inetd_args is -l. I have not inetd.sec file entries either.
Thanks ,

[Steve Steel]

Hi

From man page
The Internet daemon (inetd)
executes telnetd when it receives a service request at the port listed
in the services data base for telnet using the tcp protocol (see
inetd(1M) and services(4)).


Thus if no telnet no daemon . It starts when needed

Try telnetting to machine


Steve Steel

[Peter Leddy_1]

Hi,

inetd will not start telnetd until a user has actually telneted to the server. inetd will then stop the telnetd when the connection/s are finished.

Peter

[Bharat Katkar]

I have already tried doing telnet to server but it simply hangs.. nothing happen .
WHen i see syslog.log it says telnetd service added, i am not getting hold of the error point..you want me to check something else
thanks

[Bharat Katkar]

I am even not able to ping server.

[Steve Steel]

Hi


Post your inetd.conf

try telnet 127.0.0.1

If that works you have name resolving problems

try nslookup hostname
nslookup ip_of_hosts

Is result the same

Is /var/adm/inetd.sec there . if so remove it and try again


Steve Steel

[Patrick Wallek]

If you are not able to ping then you have other problems.

The answers given above are correct. The telnetd daemon will NOT appear until someone actually telnets to the machine.

Now if you are not able to ping the server then you really need to be looking at other networking configuration items. Is it attached to the network? Is the NIC functioning? Does this machine have a valid IP address? Is the subnet mask valid? Is a default route defined?

You should also check all of the above from the machine you are invoking telnet from.

If either machine has network problems then inetd is nowhere in the picture yet.

[Steve Steel · Accepted solution]

Hi


Is it trusted


Steve Steel

[Bharat Katkar]

Thanks Steve/Peter/Patrick,
I got my problem solved. Actually we received this server yesterday (Itanium) and i had installed Application Software CD / Internet Express CD which instaled following software installaed:
1.Bastille Security Hardening Tool
2.HP-UX Security Patch Check Tool

This changed my entire Internet services conf and then used their utility to revert back the changes and it took hardly 10 min to get back.

Thanks a lot for your valuable time.

Girish