* EleBBS Support List

> I hope you don't mind that I post your work around onto the EleBBS
> Linux FAQ page at http://pcmicro.com/elebbs/faq/linux.html

not at all, i'll clean them up a bit tho
Note all lines star start with a # should be deleted. I just copy and
pasted my config files. # denotes a commented line.  Not needed

> > #-File Start#
> > service telnet
> > {
> >         socket_type     = stream
> >        wait            = no
> >        user            = root
> >        #server          = /home/bbs/startbbs.sh
> >        server          = /usr/sbin/in.telnetd
> >        #server_args    = -L /home/bbs/startbbs.sh
> >        #log_on_failure  = USERID
> >        disable         = no
> > }
> > #--File Stop--
>
> Did you mean to use "user = root" here, or should this be
the bbs account
> username (ie: "user = ele"). I would think root access would
be a security
> risk.

the user variable is not the user that will be logging into the bbs
but the user the password athentication/login system runs as.  These
rights are not passed on to the user. The telnet logon dameon handles
that after/durring logon.


> I'm not clear on why you first create this file in /home and then later
> place it in /home/bbs ?  Should it exist both places, or are you
> simply moving it?


sorry when I user home directory I mean the primary directory for the
user.  the "HOME" directory of any user is always /home/username.
This become home.  Bit confusing if your not familure with the
file/directory structure.    When you create a user you will be asked
for a home directory. This  is where the .profile should go.  99% of
the time it will be located in /home/(username)  (for bbs would be
/home/bbs)



> Other then that, I did some slight editing and placed this on the FAQ
> page, but could you look it over and make sure it looks ok?
>
> Regards,  Mike
>

No problems
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