Don't try root login with Telnet

["Andrew Campagnola" <acamp ram-it com>]

Hi,

If you're trying to login as root to Telnet that could be the problem.
Use a non-root account.

Andrew Campagnola


-----Original Message-----
From: redhat-install-list-admin redhat com
[mailto:redhat-install-list-admin redhat com]On Behalf Of Rick Stevens
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 12:31 PM
To: redhat-install-list redhat com
Subject: Re: disable basic firwall within RedHat 8


Andrew Schaeffer wrote:
> i did:
> chkconfig --level 2
> chkconfig iptables off
>
> but when i try to telnet in i get that my machine actively refused
> connection to port 23.  I also set my firewall to Medium.  what else could
> be causing a refused connection?

Try:

	chkconfig --level 3 iptables off
	service telnet start

Also, do NOT use telnet.  Use ssh instead.  telnet is a MASSIVE
security hole.
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