Unix Tip: BANNERS ON TELNET

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Unix Tip 3414 - June 15, 2014

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BANNERS ON TELNET

For showing the banner
on a telnet session.

Add the following in
/etc/inetd.conf

telnet stream tcp nowait root /usr/lbin/telnetd telnetd -b /etc/issue

The -b option then the
banner file after this allow
inetd to reread the conf
file by , inetd -c.

After this you will be
getting your banner on telnet session.


This tip generously supported by: tb.unnikrishnan@citicorp.com


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