HP-UX Remote Access Services Administrator's Guide

NOTE: telnetd supports the Error Management Technology (EMT) toolset that
provides an online, searchable repository of error messages. When telnetd displays
an error message, you can search the repository for the respective cause and also obtain
the appropriate action for the error message.
Starting telnetd
To start telnetd from the inetd daemon, you must add the following entry in the
/etc/inetd.conf file:
• In IPv4 mode:
telnet stream tcp nowait root /usr/lbin/telnetd telnetd
• In IPv6 mode:
telnet stream tcp6 nowait root /usr/lbin/telnetd telnetd
After you add the necessary entry to the/etc/inetd.conf file, recompile inetd
using the following command:
# /etc/inetd -c
Now, inetd invokes telnetd with the service as specified in the /etc/inetd.conf
file.
telnetd uses the /etc/hosts.equiv and .rhosts files to verify and authorize
users in a telnet session. For more information, type man 4 hosts.equiv at the
HP-UX prompt.
Kerberos-Specific Option
To start telnetd in the Kerberos mode, include either of the following IPv4-enabled
entries in the /etc/inetd.conf file/:
• telnet stream tcp nowait root /usr/lbin/telnetd
telnetd -A
• telnet stream tcp nowait root /usr/lbin/telnetd
telnetd -a valid
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