Telnet-server configuration. (xinetd)
Install all packages associated with telnet server. Using Synaptic package Manager we install the package telnetd.
To activate the telnet service we should create the file named telnet in the folder /etc/xinetd.d with the following content:
service telnet { disable = no flags = REUSE socket_type = stream wait = no user = root server = /usr/sbin/in.telnetd log_on_failure += USERID }
Next step:
$ killall xinetd
Then I let it run in debug mode with the key -d.
$ xinetd -d
Then I look at debugging. If there are any errors it is necessary to fix them. If the service telnet have been started, messages should look similar to the following:
Service configuration: telnet id = telnet flags = REUSE IPv4 socket_type = stream Protocol (name,number) = (tcp,6) port = 23 wait = no user = 0 Groups = no PER_SOURCE = -1 Bind = All addresses. Server = /usr/sbin/in.telnetd Server argv = in.telnetd Only from: All sites No access: No blocked sites No logging 14/1/20@17:09:34: DEBUG: 26667 {cnf_start_services} Started service: telnet
It is very simply to check the operativity of the telnet server. In the command line we let the following command run:
$ telnet localhost
Enter the login word and password.