Re: telnet to debian
On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, Sam Babak wrote:
> I was given a job to administer sendmail v8.7 on Debian/Linux and I am
> new to Linux.
wow , great! In everybody's opinion , if you're new to linux , stick to
redhat for awhile...and then try debian ... but looks like you're like me
;-)
> location. When I telnet to the Linux machine in order to add email
> accounts, I get connected and it tells me that I have new mail and it
> disconnect.
No Idea why that is happening...someone else might help you out.
> I know that first I have to login as a user and then use su to change
>to the root.
Apparently you have root access ... so tell you what... do not use telnet
, but use a 'secure shell distribution' - search for sshd on
http://www.freshmeat.net/ and download and install the latest tarball(s).
You should be running the sshd on the remote box - which you can do via
your telnet connection and then install ssh on your box too ... and run
the client and hit $ ssh host instead of $ ssh host . login as normal user
and su to root... The advantage is that sshd uses encryption as against
telnet , so even if someone was listening , it would be tougher for them
to get passwords etc.
I know that I really haven't addressed your queries about how to fix
sendmail on debian etc.. well I'm sorry 'bout that... but You did learn
about ssh now ;)
Cheers.
- Ravi.
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