Subject: Re: Help with setting up telnet...
To: Chris Jewell <jewellce@esvax.es.dupont.com>
From: Erik Bertelsen <erik@sockdev.uni-c.dk>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 11/18/1997 23:29:33
On Tue, 18 Nov 1997, Chris Jewell wrote:

.. I am using MacBSD on a IIci and it runs very well.  I cannot, however,
.. telnet in from other machines.  I can get to the login and password prompts
.. but, then I get a message saying that login is not allowed from that
.. terminal.  Do I need to set up telnetd?  If so how do I do that?  I do have

Are you trying to login as root or as an ordinary user ? Normally root
is not allowed to log in directly except directly on the console.

If you are not trying to log in as root, check that you have the necessary
amount of ptys in /dev.

- Erik