How to Configure telnet Service on EL5 (Doc ID 1137835.1)

Last updated on JUNE 06, 2017

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version 5.10.1-41.9.el5 and later
Linux x86-64
Linux x86

Goal

Since quite a long time, the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol has been favored to the insecure Telnet protocol. Telnet is disabled by default on OL5 - This note explains how to enable it.

Solution

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