[olug] Unix Tip: BANNERS ON TELNET

Jon H. Larsen relayer at omahadirect.net
Thu Jun 5 18:10:58 UTC 2003


Here is a better tip: Use SSH and shut off TELNET

Jon L.

On Thu, 5 Jun 2003, Unix Guru Universe wrote:

> Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 08:39:21 -0700
> From: Unix Guru Universe <listserv at ugu.com>
> Reply-To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
> To: olug at olug.org
> Subject: [olug] Unix Tip: BANNERS ON TELNET
> 
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> BANNERS ON TELNET
> 
> For showing the banner 
> on a telnet session.
> 
> Add the following in 
> /etc/inetd.conf
> 
> telnet   stream tcp nowait root /usr/lbin/telnetd  telnetd -b /etc/issue
> 
> The -b option then the 
> banner file after this allow 
> inetd to reread the conf 
> file by ,  inetd -c.
> 
> After this you will be 
> getting your banner on telnet session.
> 
> 
> This tip generously supported by: tb.unnikrishnan at citicorp.com
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