Run application when user connects with telnet
 

When I user connects to my telnet server I want it to run an application rather than drop him to a command line.

How might I do that?

Thank you!

A couple of options:

1. call your app as part of the login process (user's bash_profile)

2. Make your app network aware and attach it to the telnet port instead of the telnet server.

3. You may also set the application as the user's login shell.

Actually, that's better than my num 1. :)

I added the run command to the bottom of my .bashrc and that worked like a charm. Next I would like the telnet session to disconnect when the application exits. Is that possible?

Thank you!

See post #3.

I got it. I just put exit after the application start line in the .bashrc and I'm good to go.

Doesn't work if the user uses control C to interrupt it.

That is why making the users shell the program works better.