Telnet on the OnBoard
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AlterPath OnBoard Administrator’s Guide
Configuring SSH or Bidilink Instead of Telnet for
OnBoard to Device Connections
Telnet is not encrypted, so security can only be guaranteed if the service
processors are on a private network. If the service processors must be on the
public network for a pressing reason, then
telnet
should be replaced with
SSH or
bidilink
. Instructions on replacing
telnet
as the connection
method with SSH or
bidilink
are given in the
/usr/share/docs/
OnBoard/Application_Notes/
Service_Processor_Related/Alternate_Access
directory. See
also the procedure below: "To Substitute SSH or bidilink for Telnet for Device
Connections.”
The root user can configure
ssh
to be used instead of Telnet on service
processors that support
SSH
.
An OnBoard administrator who knows the root password and can connect to
the console can follow the instructions in the
/etc/libexec/onboard/
ssh_login.exp
file to enable ssh access.
T
To Substitute SSH or bidilink for Telnet for
Device Connections
1.
Log into the OnBoard as root.
2.
Change to the
/libexec/onboard
directory.
3.
To begin configuring
bidilink
as the device connection method, do the
following steps.
a.
Copy
bidi_login.exp
to a new file, as shown in
the following
screen example.
b.
Open the new file for editing and edit the appropriate options.
For example, to use TCP without
telnet
commands being
intercepted, you would need to uncomment and modify the line that
[root@OnBoard onboard]
cd /libexec/onboard
[root@OnBoard onboard]#
cp bidi_login.exp soe_login.exp
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Page 194: ...Configuring an Alternate Help File Location 158 AlterPath OnBoard Administrator s Guide...
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