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Originally Posted by sysKin
Sorry, I'm not sure I understand: are you saying that telnet didn't work, but then you added a password and it started to work? (I'm just slightly confused by the "long term" part).
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No, those were two different statements.
a) First I tried starting telnet through the plugin, which didn't work. Same symptom as you had, connection closing immediately.
Then I did it exactly as specified in the
Wiki page, i.e., starting it through /etc/inittab. That worked.
b) In general it's not a very good idea to have a telnetd runnning without having set a root password. Imagine using your Kobo in some random open wifi spot... Big security risk. (It's still a security risk with a password, BTW, since telnet passwords are transferred unencrypted. I will try to get dropbear SSH running)
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My only other linux device at home is my router, let's see if it has mkpasswd...
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If you don't have it, I think openssl also has a commandline switch to do it.