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Re: [cobalt-users] OT: hosts.deny info
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] OT: hosts.deny info
- From: Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri Dec 22 19:26:01 2000
- Organization: nobaloney.net
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
Diana Brake wrote:
> Does the hosts.deny file prevent FTP access? I know Port Sentry doesn't
> write to that file for unauthorized access attempts using FTP, but if I
> write to it by hand will it affect someone trying to use anonymous as an
> ID? Could someone clarify exactly what the hosts.deny files denies?
"hosts.deny" is used by inetd. On my RaQ3i, inetd runs profptd, so on
my Raq3i hosts.deny can be used to deny access.
Jeff
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