Adding New telnet Service to Different Port

Technote (FAQ)

Problem

Client would like to add new telnetd with different port.

Solution

AIX Version 5.x

Using your preferred editor, edit the file /etc/inetd.conf by adding the following:
```
telnet80  stream  tcp6    nowait  root    /usr/sbin/telnetd      telnetd
```
Note: Port number 80 is being used in this example.
Using your preferred editor, edit the file /etc/services by adding the following:
```
telnet80        80/tcp
```
Now run the following command:
```
     refresh -s inetd
```

Historical Number

isg1pTechnote1404

AIX UNIX system administration