Limiting Telnet Access

F. G. Oakes zfgo01 at hgo7.hou.amoco.com
Thu Jun 6 11:10:57 AEST 1991


hutch at ssmct62.ssc.af.mil (Capt E. Lee Hutchins) writes:

>We have a 3B2 running Wollongon TCP/IP.  We need to limit telnet access
>for some users, but NOT through disabling their accounts.

>	I know that there is a ftp.users file for tfp.  Is there something
>like that for telnet??

Two ways come to mind:
1) change the permissions on the TELNET executable so that it is restricted to 
	group(s) <three of them if you include 'other'>; and
2) 'front-end' it (TELNET) with an executable that checks whatever you want
	to before executing it, if your front-end determines it is OK.
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zfgo01 at hgo7.hou.amoco.com (Glen Oakes)



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