hello!
someone told me to modify the xinetd.conf in /etc or /etc xinetd.
But I cann't find the file at /etc.
I cann't find inetd.conf also at /etc.
Can some help me?



Thanks !!

umm.. you should have a xinet.d file in your /etc directory.. its there, just have to look a bit closer..
and inet.d won't exitst in 7.1 cause it was renamed as xinetd.d.. or without the .d.. can't look at machine cause i no longer use redhat any longer after my install of slackware..

from command and in the /etc directory:

# ls- al or try vi /etc/xinetd.d

I use RH 7.0 this is my setup for telnet access

in /etc/xinetd.d/telnet I have

service telnet
{
flags = REUSE
socket_type = stream
wait = no
user = root
server = /usr/sbin/in.telnetd
log_on_failure += USERID
}

The daemon xinetd must be running

If you use the firewall this may be set to block telnet. Since I use a local network I have disabled the firewall.
Hope this is of help.

There is a directory (folder) in /etc called xinetd.d with all services in it, telnet, ftp, smtp, etc... edit the file: telnet

-------------------------------BOF-----------------------------
service telnet
{
flags = REUSE
socket_type = stream
wait = no
user = root
server = /usr/sbin/in.telnetd
log_on_failure += USERID
disable = yes
}
-------------------------------EOF-----------------------------

disable should be "no" and if you don't have "disable" write it yourself.

To start the service just restart xinetd, something like:
service xinetd restart
or
Kill -HUP "PID" where pid is the xinetd process id (ps x)

when I use"ps x",I cann't find a process named xinetd.And I find nothing in /etd/xinetd.d. Is it because that my redhat 7.1 is not
fully installed?

i think your confused.. its not running as a process, your using the wrong command.. do a ls -al in the /etc directory.. there you will find a xinetd.d directory...

type this at the command line: and now you should be in the xinetd.d directory where you should see a file called telnet... after issuing this command:and if your right about not seeing any files in the xinetd.d, then you might not have everything installed.. did you install telnet during the install??

Thank you! my telnet serivce worked.

I am trying to set up RehHad 7.1 and am having some problems-- I am highly experienced with MS Windows / DOS, but the Linux environment... Well, it's not very self-explanatory the way DOS was, and hard to "find" the answers.... So, I am trying to set up TelNet services so that I can remotely access the Linux session from elsewhere.

I have follwed the instructions in previous posts, and created the telnet file in /etc/xinetd.d/ directory.

The instructions made mention of "the deamon", and a reference to the xinetd service. I tried the suggested command:

service xinetd restart

to restart the service, but was told that there is no such service. Perhpas telnet was not installed with Linux? I need specific directions as to where to find these files, or to install the service. Time is of the essense, as at present I have no way to demonstrate UNIX to my students! Thanks a MEG for any help you can provide!!! -- Jim

I had similar problems with telnet/ftp when I first installed RH 7.2
here is what I did to get it working.

first do
$ rpm -qa|grep telnet

this will tell you if you have telnet server installed

if not then, insert the RH CD-1
$mount /mnt/cdrom
$cd /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/......./RPMS/
$ rpm -iv telnet-server......

now
$ vi /etc/xinetd.d/telnet
change disable = yes to disable = no

$ service /etc/xinetd stop
$ service /etc/xinetd start

$ chkconfig --list
this should tell you xinetd services telnet : on

try this

Hey,

I've got a real good question for ya! I'm running RH 7.1 and i've installed the xinetd RPM. I've configured my telnet file and turned it on, i've also aded the pts/0 to my securetty so i can telnet as root. When i try to conect to the telnet service be it through localhost, or other ocmputer on my network it won't work, it says connection refused .... or conneciton failed...lol what ever it wants really, its weird cause i've done this before and its worked but now it dosen't. Any help or sudgestions? Oh and i cna't restart or sotp my xinetd service...would that be causing it?

Thanks