hosts.deny

[Guest vance]

My hosts.deny has the following data. After the ALL:ALL there is no more spaces or returns.

My problem is in the /var/log/messages file I am getting the following :

 

warning: /etc/hosts.allow, line 7: missing newline or line too long

 

#

# hosts.deny This file describes the names of the hosts which are

# *not* allowed to use the local INET services, as decided

# by the '/usr/sbin/tcpd' server.

#

# The portmap line is redundant, but it is left to remind you that

# the new secure portmap uses hosts.deny and hosts.allow. In particular

# you should know that NFS uses portmap!

ALL:ALL

 

 

I am getting the same message for my hosts.allow file, which has the following :

 

#

# hosts.allow This file describes the names of the hosts which are

# allowed to use the local INET services, as decided

# by the '/usr/sbin/tcpd' server.

#

###.###.220.245:###.###.3.31:###.###.3.32:###.###.3.33:###.###.3.34:###.###.3.35

:###.###.3.36:

###.###.3.37:###.###.3.38:###.###.3.39:###.###.3.40:###.###.3.41:127.0.0.1

 

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreicated.

Thank you in advance

[Guest Kamikaze_Gerbil]

My hosts.deny has the following data. After the ALL:ALL there is no more spaces or returns.

My problem is in the /var/log/messages file I am getting the following :

 

warning: /etc/hosts.allow, line 7: missing newline or line too long

 

Open hosts.allow in the editor of your choice. Move your cursor to the end of "ALL:ALL" , then hit enter and save the file. It needs a blank line or return to see the end of the file or something like that.