Re: [cobalt-users] Disable telnet for server

[Fabrice Prémel <fabrice@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>Does this mean that if I disable telnet through inetd.conf I will 
>still be able to use my SSH client to *telnet* into the server. I 

You won't be actually telnetting in. You'll get shell access, by not 
via telnet (=port 23).

So, yes, disabling telnet in inetd.conf won't forbid you to use SSH.

>I certainly do not want to disable telnet and discover that SSH does
>not work either. I am currently using only SSH to work on the server
>so I know that it works.

They are independent services. We did disable telnet in inetd.conf, 
and right now I'm SSHing in the box.

>
>Also, can I safely disable IMAP in inetd.conf or will it break the 
>GUI from Cobalt.

IMAP is for emails. You can disable it.

Hope that helps,

Fabrice Prémel.