Re: telnet to debian
Well... I would say add the following line to your /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable non-US
Then, run dselect, update, then select search ( use / ) for ssh. I think there are
3 ssh packages. The ones you want are obvious by the description. This is easier
than searching for tarballs and installing them that way... Plus this way you can
upgrade/uninstall in a snap.
-Aaron Solochek
leko@cmu.edu
RAVIKANT K RAO wrote:
> 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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