Re: Using tcpsvd for a remote shell

On Mon, Jul 26, 2004 at 07:57:50PM +0200, Erich Schubert wrote:
> > What do i need to do to use tcpsvd to create a proper telnetd
> > replacement? With sslio it works except for the sh thinking that i'm
> > non-interactive even when i give the -i option, and not yet having a
> > "login" inbetween.
> > Any hints, what do i need to do for this to work properly?
> > (Do i need to use a pty? what is the best way to create such?)
> 
> FYI:
> I managed to strip down a telnetd (from busybox) so i get a working
> "telnetd" using tcpd, and a ssl-encrypted telnet using "telnet+stunnel"
> at the client side and "tcpsvd+sslio+my-app" as server.
> The code is still quite ugly and not yet stripped down enough.
> (contains a lot of support for other unices that probably won't work...)

Well done.  What I would have suggested is to try to get dropbear
working in service program mode (inetd mode), if not yet done.  I think
it uses fork() only once when run under tcpsvd, and maybe you can hack
it similar to sslio to make it work.

Regards, Gerrit.