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The talk command on Yosemite doesn't work and the /etc/inetd.conf file is nowhere to be found. Why is this file no longer included with OS X and why doesn't talk work anymore?
Running talk just says:
Checking for invitation on caller's machine
Bob
Posted 2015-08-23T18:49:05.190
Reputation: 51
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The information you require about getting /usr/bin/talk working in Yosemite can be found in the ntalkd(8) man page.
An excerpt from that page reads:
Execute the following command as root to enable talkd:
launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ntalk.plist
I did this, and was then able to issue a talk nevin command in one Terminal window, and received the following notice in another Terminal window:
Message from Talk_Daemon@nevin-mac-mini.local at 23:46 on 2015/09/14 ...
talk: connection requested by nevin@localhost
talk: respond with: talk nevin@localhost
Taking that action in the second terminal window gave me the familiar split-screen talk window. There were no further "Waiting for invitation..." messages.
To turn off ntalkd, I used:
launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ntalk.plist
Nevin Williams
Posted 2015-08-23T18:49:05.190
Reputation: 3 725
Did you use it before? What is the full command you are using? And why do you think
/etc/inetd.confis related? If not related then please remove that part; we like one question per post in our Q&A format; please see the [tour]. – Arjan – 2015-08-23T18:54:50.067the
inetd.conffile is related because an explanation I saw on MacHints from 2002 explains how to enabletalk. – Bob – 2015-08-24T17:30:04.177Please add those details to your question. (And also the answers to my other questions above.) – Arjan – 2015-08-24T18:13:16.947