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telnetd is a target utility.
The telnetd command is a server which supports the DARPA standard TELNET virtual terminal protocol.
When a TELNET session starts up, telnetd sends TELNET options to the client side indicating availability to do remote echo of characters, and to suppress go ahead. The state of the virtual terminal is configured to operate in line mode.
The telnetd daemon can perform the following functions:echo, binary, suppress go ahead, and timing mark. It allows the remote client to perform: binary and suppress go ahead.
It must be started once with the following command:
% rsh -n <target> arun /etc/teld_s &
Subsequently, each telnet connection will spawn a new teld_s actor which will act as a C_INIT(1M) command shell.
The telnetd command authenticates users according to two rules:
The login name must be in the security data base, /etc/security , and not have a null password (see security(4CC)). In this case, a password must be provided by the client.
In this case, the /etc/security file is not present, no password check is performed and the user has the default credential values (see C_INIT(1M)).
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
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Interface Stability | Evolving |
NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | ATTRIBUTES | SEE ALSO