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Package: telnetd
Version: 0.16-3
On Debian/PowerPC (I'm running on a PowerMac), I can RSH into the box
(here named "wozniak") just fine, but when I try to telnet in, I get:
murphy:~# telnet wozniak
Trying 10.0.4.16...
Connected to wozniak.greatfox.net.
Escape character is '^]'.
telnetd: getpty: Permission denied
.
Connection closed by foreign host.
murphy:~#
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HOWEVER... if I set /usr/sbin/in.telnetd setuid root, it works. Since
in.telnetd is NOT setuid root on my x86 Debian boxen, I'm curious as to
why I must set it setuid on the PPC...
--Caspian
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