Re: Authentication for telnet.
On Sun, Sep 29, 2019 at 02:36:02PM -0700, peter@easthope.ca wrote:
> From: Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net>
> Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2019 19:23:45 +0300
> > I have to ask - what are you trying to achieve?
>
> An interactive shell session with minimal overhead. (Or maximal
> efficiency.) The telnet client in the Oberon subsystem is noticeably
> faster than competitors.
apt install xterm.
Or press Ctrl+Alt+F2, no software installation required.
> > ... your request seems to be awfully close to (in)famous A/B
> > problem, ...
>
> I might have read about the A/B Problem years ago but don't recall or
> understand well enough.
You ask how to do an "A" while what you really need is to do "B", but
you don't tell about "B" at all. AKA Perl's "XY" problem - [1].
> > telnetd(8), "-a" and "-L" parameters.
>
> Just had a look at the parameters (again?) and don't have a clear idea
> to set them. Tips welcome.
telnetd -a none -L /bin/bash
Reco
[1] https://www.perlmonks.org/?node=XY+Problem
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