Cygwin as a telnet command shell...

[Peter Buckley]

Jean-Marc Paulin wrote:

> Well,
> 
> 
>>ARRGGHHH People ar asking questions about x on the cygwin-list, and
>>questions about cygin on the cygwin-x list.. :-)
>>
> 
> Oops...
> 
> 
>>Well yes it is possible.. either modify the win2k telnet deamon
>>configuration on which proggie to run..
>>
> 
> Tried this, but I then get an error about stderr that cannot be created, and
> no command prompt...
> 
> 
>>Or install the cygwin telnetd/sshd, if my memory doesn't fail me, it
>>is mentioned how to do it in the documentation of the inetutils/inetd
>>
> 
> I cannot find the damn telnet daemom ... :(
> that's too bad



If you downloaded and installed inetutils, telnetd should be in 
/usr/sbin/. And the doc /usr/doc/Cygwin/inetutils1.x.x.README will tell 
you how to configure inetd with iu-config and then telnetd runs by 
default when you startup inetd.

HTH,
Peter


> JM
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Markebo" <flognat@flognat.myip.org>
> To: "Jean-Marc Paulin" <jmp@micromuse.com>
> Cc: <cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com>; <cygwin@cygwin.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 2:58 PM
> Subject: Re: Cygwin as a telnet command shell...
> 
> 
> 
>>
>>Or install the cygwin telnetd/sshd, if my memory doesn't fail me, it
>>is mentioned how to do it in the documentation of the inetutils/inetd
>>package..
>>
>>        /Andy
>>
>>/ "Jean-Marc Paulin" <jmp@micromuse.com> wrote:
>>| Hi,
>>|
>>| I am running telnet server on Win2000. Does anyone know how to make
>>
> cygwin
> 
>>| my default shell when logged-in from telnet ?
>>|
>>| thanks
>>|
>>| JM
>>|
>>|
>>
>>--
>> The eye of the beholder rests on the beauty!
>>
>>
> 
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