How To usage command talk on Linux

1, Pledge the "talk server" has been installed, please perform the command "rpm -qa |grep talk" to check it

Code:


#rpm -qa |grep talk
talk-server-0.17-29.2.2
talk-0.17-29.2.2


2, edit the file /etc/xinetd.d/ntalk, please refer to following, make sure "disable =no"

Code:

service ntalk
{
        flags                   = IPv4
        disable                 = no
        socket_type             = dgram
        wait                    = yes
        user                    = nobody
        group                   = tty
        server                  = /usr/sbin/in.ntalkd
}


3, start up talk server via the command "service xinted start"

Code:

# service xinetd start
Starting xinetd:                                           [  OK  ]


4, now, you can chat with other user on local host or remote host, please refer to the following command to do

Code:

talk testuser
or
talk testuser@rhostname