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diff --git a/networking/telnetd.c b/networking/telnetd.c index 303ef1b..f06e958 100644 --- a/networking/telnetd.c +++ b/networking/telnetd.c @@ -20,6 +20,78 @@ * Vladimir Oleynik <dzo@simtreas.ru> 2001 * Set process group corrections, initial busybox port */ +//config:config TELNETD +//config: bool "telnetd" +//config: default y +//config: select FEATURE_SYSLOG +//config: help +//config: A daemon for the TELNET protocol, allowing you to log onto the host +//config: running the daemon. Please keep in mind that the TELNET protocol +//config: sends passwords in plain text. If you can't afford the space for an +//config: SSH daemon and you trust your network, you may say 'y' here. As a +//config: more secure alternative, you should seriously consider installing the +//config: very small Dropbear SSH daemon instead: +//config: http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html +//config: +//config: Note that for busybox telnetd to work you need several things: +//config: First of all, your kernel needs: +//config: CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y +//config: +//config: Next, you need a /dev/pts directory on your root filesystem: +//config: +//config: $ ls -ld /dev/pts +//config: drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Sep 23 13:21 /dev/pts/ +//config: +//config: Next you need the pseudo terminal master multiplexer /dev/ptmx: +//config: +//config: $ ls -la /dev/ptmx +//config: crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 5, 2 Sep 23 13:55 /dev/ptmx +//config: +//config: Any /dev/ttyp[0-9]* files you may have can be removed. +//config: Next, you need to mount the devpts filesystem on /dev/pts using: +//config: +//config: mount -t devpts devpts /dev/pts +//config: +//config: You need to be sure that busybox has LOGIN and +//config: FEATURE_SUID enabled. And finally, you should make +//config: certain that Busybox has been installed setuid root: +//config: +//config: chown root.root /bin/busybox +//config: chmod 4755 /bin/busybox +//config: +//config: with all that done, telnetd _should_ work.... +//config: +//config:config FEATURE_TELNETD_STANDALONE +//config: bool "Support standalone telnetd (not inetd only)" +//config: default y +//config: depends on TELNETD +//config: help +//config: Selecting this will make telnetd able to run standalone. +//config: +//config:config FEATURE_TELNETD_INETD_WAIT +//config: bool "Support -w SEC option (inetd wait mode)" +//config: default y +//config: depends on FEATURE_TELNETD_STANDALONE +//config: help +//config: This option allows you to run telnetd in "inet wait" mode. +//config: Example inetd.conf line (note "wait", not usual "nowait"): +//config: +//config: telnet stream tcp wait root /bin/telnetd telnetd -w10 +//config: +//config: In this example, inetd passes _listening_ socket_ as fd 0 +//config: to telnetd when connection appears. +//config: telnetd will wait for connections until all existing +//config: connections are closed, and no new connections +//config: appear during 10 seconds. Then it exits, and inetd continues +//config: to listen for new connections. +//config: +//config: This option is rarely used. "tcp nowait" is much more usual +//config: way of running tcp services, including telnetd. +//config: You most probably want to say N here. + +//applet:IF_TELNETD(APPLET(telnetd, BB_DIR_USR_SBIN, BB_SUID_DROP)) + +//kbuild:lib-$(CONFIG_TELNETD) += telnetd.o //usage:#define telnetd_trivial_usage //usage: "[OPTIONS]" |