How to enable Telnet in Solaris

To enable TELNET service in Solaris do the following steps:

Step1: Edit the /etc/default/login file
vi /etc/default/login
comment the line "CONSOLE"

Step2: Run the following command to do enable
svcadm enable telnet
(or)
svcadm -v enable svc:/network/telnet:default

Step3: Check the status of the service
svcs | grep telnet

Troubleshooting:
If you face any problem while enabling the telnet service, check the following command output to identify the issue.

svcs -l telnet
(or)
svcs -d telnet