01-25-2007
Possible workaround ? :
As root, edit /etc/inetd.conf ; Comment out the line 'login ... rlogin'
Run 'inetimp' ; Run 'refresh -s inetd'
Hope this helps.
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update-inetd
UPDATE-INETD(8) rlinetd UPDATE-INETD(8)
NAME
update-inetd - manage rlinetd (and inetd) configuration entries
SYNOPSIS
update-inetd [options] --add ENTRY
update-inetd [options] --remove SERVICE
update-inetd [options] --enable SERVICE
update-inetd [options] --disable SERVICE
DESCRIPTION
update-inetd is a rlinetd's compatibility script, which can be used to by various Debian post-installation scripts to manage services in
rlinetd configuration files directory /etc/rlinetd.d.
update-inetd will spawn update-inetd.real(8) for managing entries in /etc/inetd.conf file. Please see update-inetd.real(8) for details.
ACTIONS
--add ENTRY
Adds an entry, which should be a line in a inetd.conf(5) format.
--remove SERVICE
Removes a service.
--enable SERVICE
Enables a service.
--disable SERVICE
Disables a service.
OPTIONS
--version
Prints version information on standard output and exit successfully.
--debug
Enables debugging mode. Note the option is also passed to update-inetd.real(8).
Any other option is passed directly to update-inetd.real(8).
FILES
/etc/rlinetd.conf, /etc/rlinetd.d/*, /etc/inetd.conf
SEE ALSO
update-inetd.real(8), inetd.conf(5), rlinetd.conf(5), inetd2rlinetd(8)
AUTHOR
Robert Luberda <robert@debian.org>
Debian January 3rd, 2009 UPDATE-INETD(8)