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fail to telnet localhost 106

Hi folks,

Ubuntu 7.04 server amd64

On running;

$ telnet localhost 106

Code:

Trying 127.0.0.1...

telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused

$ netstat -an | grep 106
$ sudo netstat -an | grep 106
both no printout

Pls advise where shall I check and how to fix the problem. TIA

P.S. confirmed with ISP port 106 is open

B.R.
satimis

isp? what has your isp got to do with a localhost connection? what are you even using port 106 for? there is clearly nothing listening on it so i've no idea what you're expecting to happen... maybe you still need to read up on what a tcp actually is and how they function within the linux tcp/ip stack?

Quote:

Originally Posted by acid_kewpie (Post 2992168)

I'm adding "change password" plugin on SquirrelMail. After installing poppassd on repo I tested it whether works according to /usr/local/squirrelmail/www/plugins/change_pass/INSTALL

Code:

Be sure to test and make certain your poppass daemon is working properly.

To test, try telneting into the daemon and changing a password:



$ telnet localhost 106

Trying 127.0.0.1...

Connected to localhost.

Escape character is '^]'.

200 poppassd v1.8.1 hello, who are you?

user <username>

200 Your password please.

pass <oldpassword>

200 Your new password please.

newpass <newpassword>

200 Password changed, thank-you.

quit

200 Bye.

Connection closed by foreign host.

satimis

You need to start the courierpassd daemon. Check the /etc/xinetd.d directory for a configuration file for courierpassd.

Quote:

Originally Posted by digen (Post 2992192)

You need to start the courierpassd daemon. Check the /etc/xinetd.d directory for a configuration file for courierpassd.

I have this problem after running;

$ sudo apt-get remove xinetd

Remark: have "netkit-inetd" reinstalled.

Before I have another problem when xinetd was running;

Code:

$ telnet localhost 106

Trying 127.0.0.1...

Connected to localhost.localdomain.

Escape character is '^]'.

Connection closed by foreign host.

I can't proceed further. Please help

satimis

this is where your 2,500 posts of troubleshooting experience comes in... what does the logfile say? what if you run it in a foreground mode instead of through (x)inetd?

Quote:

Originally Posted by acid_kewpie

what does the logfile say?

$ telnet localhost 16

Code:

Trying 127.0.0.1...

telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused

$ tail /var/log/mail.log

Code:

Dec 17 02:15:33 mail imapd: LOGOUT, user=satimis, ip=[::ffff:127.0.0.1], headers=0, body=0, rcvd=491, sent=1035, time=0

Dec 17 02:25:33 mail imapd: Connection, ip=[::ffff:127.0.0.1]

Dec 17 02:25:33 mail imapd: LOGIN, user=satimis, ip=[::ffff:127.0.0.1], protocol=IMAP

Dec 17 02:25:33 mail imapd: LOGOUT, user=satimis, ip=[::ffff:127.0.0.1], headers=0, body=0, rcvd=491, sent=1035, time=0

Dec 17 02:28:46 mail postfix/smtpd[6046]: warning: 76.187.204.174: hostname cpe-76-187-204-174.tx.res.rr.com verification failed: Name or service not known

Dec 17 02:28:46 mail postfix/smtpd[6046]: connect from unknown[76.187.204.174]

Dec 17 02:28:48 mail postfix/smtpd[6046]: warning: support for restriction "reject_maps_rbl" will be removed from Postfix; use "reject_rbl_client domain-name" instead

Dec 17 02:28:48 mail postfix/smtpd[6046]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from unknown[76.187.204.174]: 554 5.7.1 Service unavailable; Client host [76.187.204.174] blocked using bl.spamcop.net; Blocked - see http://www.spamcop.net/bl.shtml?76.187.204.174; from=<seisin@gdzilla.com> to=<satimis@satimis.com> proto=SMTP helo=<mhrdbc>

Dec 17 02:28:48 mail postfix/smtpd[6046]: lost connection after RCPT from unknown[76.187.204.174]

Dec 17 02:28:48 mail postfix/smtpd[6046]: disconnect from unknown[76.187.204.174]

Quote:

what if you run it in a foreground mode instead of through (x)inetd?

Started SM with;
https://localhost/squirrelmail

login and change password. It popup a warning;

Code:

ERROR:Connection refused (111)

ok, well that's the wrong log, or you've not set the poppassd daemon to log. and running squirellmail isn't runnign poppassd in a foreground mode in any way. note that (x)inetd opens the tcp socjet regardless of the successful invocation of the backend process, so an incorrect config on inetd will still give you that open connection, and then close it whn your config fails.