[BusyBox-cvs] CVS busybox/networking
CVS User andersen
andersen at codepoet.org
Thu Sep 23 20:08:47 UTC 2004
Update of /var/cvs/busybox/networking
In directory nail:/tmp/cvs-serv20850/networking
Modified Files:
Config.in
Log Message:
Add some notes on how to make telnetd actually work
--- /var/cvs/busybox/networking/Config.in 2004/03/15 08:28:48 1.28
+++ /var/cvs/busybox/networking/Config.in 2004/09/23 20:08:46 1.29
@@ -492,11 +492,45 @@
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"
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