RE: Has ANYONE got telnet via xinetd working on 2000 *SERVER*??( or 2003)

[Brian dot Kelly at empireblue dot com]

BOY - WAS THAT ****PAINFUL****.  I did *finally* get it all working - but
it sure seems like there's
got to be an easier way.

Some lessons learned:

1.    If you were set up for inetd *before* you attempt to use xinetd, be
sure to set the CYGWIN environment
      variable.

      CYGWIN='binmode tty ntsec'

      I had the registry modified instead for inetd and it didn't occur to
me till after about 12
      hours of trying everything else that this could be the culprit.

2.    I found that copying the sshd to xinetd was not necessary. The
default one that is put down with the
      xinetd install seems to work just fine.

3.    Be sure to run     iu-config      in addition to everything else to
set up the /etc environment if cygwin is
      truly a fresh install.

4.    Make sure that   /var/log   is universally writable. If the xinetd
service doesn't start when doing

      net start init

      then stop init service, remove /var/log/servicelog and make sure
/var/log
      directory is writeable for all. Start init service.   (Thanks to
Sergey Okhapkin).


####################   Telnet/Ftp via  Xinetd   INSTALL - SETUP
Instructions  ###############

1.    Do a clean install (or REINSTALL)  of     inetutils, xinetd, sysvinit,
chkconfig, and initscripts

      Note: inetd will NOT be running as a service, but the xinetd does need
inetutils installed.
            Beyond simply putting the pieces on your harddisk via setup.exe,
DO NOT
            follow any of the instructions regarding *inetd*.

2.    Make sure your CYGWIN enviroment variable is set:

      CYGWIN='binmode tty ntsec'

3.    run   /bin/iu-config    to set up the /etc folder.

4.    run   /usr/bin/init-config,   NOT overwriting any config files, just
install init as a service

5.    cd /etc/rc.d/init.d     then  /usr/sbin/chkconfig  --add xinetd

6.    net stop init           then  net start init

7.    telnet localhost


THANKS VINCE!!

#################################################################################

> had time to try this today, works fine.
> steps were,
> 1) clean install included inetutils, xinetd, sysvinit ,chkconfig and
> initscripts (and vim but whatever editor you like ;)
> 2) run /usr/bin/init-config, NOT overwriting any config files, just to
> install init as a service.
> 3) copy /etc/rc.d/init.d/sshd to /etc/rc.d/init.d/xinetd and
> edit to make
> appropriate to xinetd (available on request)
>
> 4) cd /etc/rc.d/init.d  then /usr/sbin/chkconfig --add xinetd
>
> 5) net stop init net then net start init
>
> 6)
> $ telnet localhost
> Trying 127.0.0.1...
> Connected to GENBRIDEVINT1.uk.circle.com.
> Escape character is '^]'.
>
> CYGWIN_NT-5.0 1.3.22(0.78/3/2) (GENBRIDEVINT1) (tty0)
>
> login: administrator
> Password:
> Fanfare!!!
> You are successfully logged in to this server!!!
>







"Vince Hoffman" <Vince.Hoffman@uk.circle.com>@cygwin.com on 08/06/2003
11:32:29 AM

Sent by:    cygwin-owner@cygwin.com


To:    "'Brian.Kelly@Empireblue.com'" <Brian.Kelly@Empireblue.com>, "Vince
       Hoffman" <Vince.Hoffman@uk.circle.com>
cc:    cygwin@cygwin.com

Subject:    RE: Has ANYONE got telnet via xinetd working on 2000 *SERVER*??
       ( or 2003)



>
>
> WOW! Thanks dude! You're my hero! YES - I would *GREATLY* appreciate:
>
>       "edit to make appropriate to xinetd  (available on request)"
>
> So I am hereby *requesting* it  :-)
>
as requested (find attached)
its probably not a tidy as could be as i just ripped out the ssh specific
bits,
did
%s/sshd/xinetd/g
%s/SSHD/XINETD/g
so.... remembering i did actualy have access to a redhat box using linux
box
using xinetd, find attached also, xinet.rh which is the redhat one with
linux specific stuff cut out (checking for root user etc.) havent tested
that one but it should work.

hope this is enough to get yours working.

On a side note, i originaly tried to use just xinetd as a service but
realised there is no option to stop it forking to background so while it
worked, you couldnt stop it without killing it from a command line/task
manager :(.

> It still *seems* like I did everything here (and more than
> once I might
> add) - and that
> I *should* have got it working. Of course I will start fresh
> and follow
> your instructions
> *to the letter* and then backstep to see why I wasn't able to get it
> working on my own.
>
> The one thing of course that I would never have thought to do
> would be to
> copy
> and modify sshd to xinetd. Not exactly *intuitive*! I'll be
> anxious to see
> if this was
> indeed the one indispensible thing I needed to do.
>
> Again - appreciate all the assistance. I need xinetd to
> maximize security
> until we can
> get secure shell working from the mainframe (don't hold your breath!).
>
> Ah well, some folks just like liv'in in the past!
>
> Brian Kelly
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Vince Hoffman" <Vince.Hoffman@uk.circle.com> on 08/06/2003
> 08:41:38 AM
>
> To:    "'Brian.Kelly@Empireblue.com'" <Brian.Kelly@empireblue.com>,
>        cygwin@cygwin.com
> cc:
>
> Subject:    RE: Has ANYONE got telnet via xinetd working on
> 2000 *SERVER*??
>        ( or 2003)
>
>
> had time to try this today, works fine.
> steps were,
> 1) clean install included inetutils, xinetd, sysvinit ,chkconfig and
> initscripts (and vim but whatever editor you like ;)
> 2) run /usr/bin/init-config, NOT overwriting any config files, just to
> install init as a service.
> 3) copy /etc/rc.d/init.d/sshd to /etc/rc.d/init.d/xinetd and
> edit to make
> appropriate to xinetd (available on request)
>
> 4) cd /etc/rc.d/init.d  then /usr/sbin/chkconfig --add xinetd
>
> 5) net stop init net then net start init
>
> 6)
> $ telnet localhost
> Trying 127.0.0.1...
> Connected to GENBRIDEVINT1.uk.circle.com.
> Escape character is '^]'.
>
> CYGWIN_NT-5.0 1.3.22(0.78/3/2) (GENBRIDEVINT1) (tty0)
>
> login: administrator
> Password:
> Fanfare!!!
> You are successfully logged in to this server!!!
>
> Administrator@GENBRIDEVINT1 ~
> $ ps -e
>       PID    PPID    PGID     WINPID  TTY  UID    STIME COMMAND
>      1684       1    1684       1684  con  500 13:25:25 /usr/bin/bash
>      2076       1    2076       2076    ?   18 13:33:22
> /usr/bin/cygrunsrv
>      1992    2076    1992       2016    ?   18 13:33:22 /sbin/init
>      1756       1    1756       1756    ?   18 13:33:23
> /usr/sbin/xinetd
>      1952    1684    1952        508  con  500 13:39:57
> /usr/bin/telnet
>      1824    1756    1824       1016    ?   18 13:39:58
>      /usr/sbin/in.telnetd
>      1804    1824    1804       1560    0  500 13:40:11 /usr/bin/bash
>      2276    1804    2276       2288    0  500 13:40:49 /usr/bin/ps
>
> Administrator@GENBRIDEVINT1 ~
> $
>
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Brian.Kelly@Empireblue.com [mailto:Brian.Kelly@Empireblue.com]
> > Sent: 06 August 2003 01:28
> > To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> > Subject: Has ANYONE got telnet via xinetd working on 2000
> > *SERVER*?? (or
> > 2003)
> >
> >
> > I've got invested about seven to eight total hours trying to get it
> > working, plowing past
> > one issue after another. I finally get a login prompt, but I can't
> > authenticate with ANY ID,
> > local or domain. Inetd on the other hand, works perfectly. I
> > read folks had
> > trouble getting
> > similiar stuff working on 2003 Server. Could it be that 2000
> > server and
> > 2003 server really
> > aren't all that different??
> >
> > Anyway, before I saddle you guys with "stuff", I thought I'd
> > first ask if
> > *anyone* is using
> > it successfully on 2000 *Server*.
> >
> > Brian Kelly
> >
> >
> >
> >
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