How to configure telnet for root sessions

How to Install and Configure telnet in Linux

1) Check the telnet-server rpm if not download and install

rpm telnet, telnet server

2) edit the /etc/xinetd.d/telnet file and enable telnet disable = no

3) chkconfig telnet on
chkconfig xinetd on
service xinetd restart

lo lets login to the server using telnet

4) Configure Telnet for root logins

Simply edit the file /etc/securetty and add the following to the end of
the file:

pts/0
pts/1
pts/2
pts/3
pts/4
pts/5
pts/6
pts/7
pts/8
pts/9

This will allow up to 10 telnet sessions to the server as root.

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