[uClibc]Re: [TuxScreen-devel] Q: TuxScreen - problems with telnetd, login, passwd ?

Tom Walsh tom at cyberiansoftware.com
Mon Mar 18 19:59:52 UTC 2002


Ralf Ackermann wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> i'm trying to combine the telnetd from the GNU InetUtils
> (cross-compiled with uClibc) with login as provided by tinylogin (compiled
> in the TuxScreen builtroot chain).
> 
> telnetd -debug (because normally it's started from inetd) starts up and
> you can telnet to the TuxScreen from a remote system.
> It queries both username/password but then fails with "login incorrect".
> 
> There are a few questions on the topic:
>  - when trying a "passwd" to change the empty password we have for root or
>    for a new user (made with adduser) - it blocks after typing the
>    password for the 2nd time - but never completes. Any hint?
>  - how to call login from telnetd (as made from the GNU inetutils) to
>    for instance assume the user is already "pre-authorized"? If this is
>    possible i would just patch/hack the telnetd.
> 
> Additionally:
>  - did somebody compile a sshd (or the more lightweight lsh daemon) for
>    the TuxScreen?
>  - any other package that anables a network login?
> 

Not sure what you are asking here...  I threw together an inetd &
telnetd from the uClinux sources.  They work, I can telnet into the tux
as a user then su to become root.

Tomw

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