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| -rw-r--r-- | networking/Config.in | 38 |
1 files changed, 36 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/networking/Config.in b/networking/Config.in index a7cef41bf..42176f050 100644 --- a/networking/Config.in +++ b/networking/Config.in @@ -492,11 +492,45 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_TELNET_AUTOLOGIN config CONFIG_TELNETD bool "telnetd" default n + select CONFIG_LOGIN help A daemon for the TELNET protocol, allowing you to log onto the host running the daemon. Please keep in mind that the TELNET protocol - sends passwords in plain text. If you can't afford the space for - any SSH daemon and you trust your network, you may say 'y' here. + sends passwords in plain text. If you can't afford the space for an + SSH daemon and you trust your network, you may say 'y' here. As a + more secure alternative, you should seriously consider installing the + very small Dropbear SSH daemon instead: + http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html + + Note that for busybox telnetd to work you need several things: + First of all, your kernel needs: + CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y + CONFIG_DEVPTS_FS=y + + Next, you need a /dev/pts directory on your root filesystem: + + $ ls -ld /dev/pts + drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Sep 23 13:21 /dev/pts/ + + Next you need the pseudo terminal master multiplexer /dev/ptmx: + + $ ls -la /dev/ptmx + crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 5, 2 Sep 23 13:55 /dev/ptmx + + Any /dev/ttyp[0-9]* files you may have can be removed. + Next, you need to mount the devpts filesystem on /dev/pts using: + + mount -t devpts devpts /dev/pts + + You need to be sure that Busybox has CONFIG_LOGIN and + CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID enabled. And finally, you should make + certain that Busybox has been installed setuid root: + + chown root.root /bin/busybox + chmod 4755 /bin/busybox + + with all that done, telnetd _should_ work.... + config CONFIG_FEATURE_TELNETD_INETD bool " Support call from inetd only" |