Re: [cobalt-security] BIG mistake = Big problem = need help pls!

["Mez" <mez@xxxxxxx>]

Yeah first thing I though of - but as I added ALL :ALL to hosts.deny, it has
blocked all protocols, FTP, pop, telnet, ssh - looks like ill have to give
this package a try ;)

-John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Icehouse" <icehouse@xxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-security@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 4:10 AM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-security] BIG mistake = Big problem = need help pls!


> What about going into the web based interface [control panel] and
activating
> standard telnet???
>
>
> on the raq 4i
>
> http://www.maindomain.com/admin/
>
> then select conrtol panel on left
>
> then check telnet and scroll down to the save button click save and try a
> standard telnet
>
> depending on what you have going on theis might work?
>
> Hope it helps
>
> ~Icehouse~
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mez" <mez@xxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-security@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 9:41 AM
> Subject: [cobalt-security] BIG mistake = Big problem = need help pls!
>
>
> > OK I have made a big f*** up on my cobalt Raq3 using tcp_wrappers -
which
> > looks like it has left everyone denied access via SSH, telnet and ftp.
> >
> > I was trying to make the server more secure as ive been having failed
> loggin
> > attemps for users therefore I added ALL: ALL to hosts.deny and THOUGH i
> had
> > added my host correctly to the hosts.allow file - but it looks like I
> havent
> > as I am unable to ssh into the server now.
> >
> > The people who host the server, cobaltrack, say there is nothing they
can
> do
> > except reload the OS - which is out of the questions as nothing is
backup
> on
> > the server.
> >
> > The only access I have to the server now is via the web based interface,
> > which i hardly ever used. Anyways I was thinking the old way around this
> > would be to make a PKG file that I could load from the web based
interface
> > which would replace my hosts.allow and hosts.deny with CLEAN copies of
> them,
> > only prob is I have no idea how to make a PKG file to do this.
> >
> > If anyone could guide me in the right steps, some hits on where to look
on
> > the net etc about writing PKG files i would be most greatfull
> >
> > Thanks
> > -John
> >
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