On Thu, 7 Nov 2002, Benedict Verheyen wrote: > Hi, > > i have some problems setting up ssh connection (not the scope of this email though >not yet :-) and i came across the /etc/hosts.allow & /etc/hosts.deny files. > > Now, i saw in some documents about ssh that they add "sshd: all" to the > /etc/hosts.allow file. Am i correct that these 2 files are only used when you have >inetd enabled and that they otherwise serve no purpose? > So if i don't have inetd running, these 2 files are useless? > > I have disabled inetd on my server machine and run all programs as daemons. >
Some programs are compiled with tcp-wrapper options, such as sshd. So for sshd you can restrict the connections by /etc/hosts.deny and /etc/hosts.allow. Qian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
