Errr...  xinetd.conf should stay in /etc
The includedir line at the bottom references /etc/xinetd.d for additional services.
So your telnet service would be listed in its own file named "telnet."
Also check to make sure that in.telnetd exists in the location specified.
I can't think of anything else that would be needed...  Don't forget to restart xinetd.
~M


On Tue, 31 Jul 2001, Dominic Busher wrote:

> Matt,
>  Still can't get this to work.
>  I copied xinetd.conf into /etc/xinetd.d
>  I gave it the name : telnet    (no extention)
>  I edited this file to include the following:
>
> default
> {
> whaterver default stuff was already here I left
> }
>
> service telnet
> {
> disabled  =no
> flags     =REUSE
> socket_type  =stream
> wait         =no
> user          =root
> server        =/usr/sbin/in.telnetd
> log_on_failure +=USERID
> }
>
> includedir /etc/xinetd.d
>
>
>
> --- Matt Alexander <m@netpro.to> wrote:
> > Check out the man page for xinetd.conf and copy (and
> > possibly modify) the telnet example.  Name this file
> > "telnet" and drop it in /etc/xinetd.d and restart
> > xinetd.
> > ~M
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 31 Jul 2001, Dominic Busher wrote:
> >
> > > Bad new is my Linux system crashed AGAIN today.
> > Good
> > > news is I now have an Intellistation to do my
> > Linux
> > > project on and I am getting very familiar with
> > Linux.
> > >
> > > Question:   I installed xinetd  and ssh  ( and
> > > dependencies).  I know xinetd is started because I
> > > issues a 'service xinetd start' and it came back
> > OK.
> > > Now when I try to telnet into the linux box from a
> > > networked PC I get :
> > > "Connecting To tucgate01.tucson.ibm.com...Could
> > not
> > > open a connection to host: Connect failed"
> > >
> > > I have NOT touched any of the Host.deny/allow
> > files or
> > > the xinetd.conf file.  I can ping the Linux box
> > and I
> > > can telnet/ftp OUT of the linux box into other
> > > workstations on the network.
> > >
> > > Any clues?
> > >
> > >
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