xinetd-2.3.13

Introduction to xinetd

xinetd is the eXtended InterNET services Daemon, a secure replacement for inetd.

Package information

  • Download (HTTP): http://www.xinetd.org/xinetd-2.3.13.tar.gz

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  • Download MD5 sum: 4295b5fe12350f09b5892b363348ac8b

  • Download size: 291 KB

  • Estimated disk space required: 3.91 MB

  • Estimated build time: 0.09 SBU

xinetd dependencies

Optional

tcpwrappers-7.6

Installation of xinetd

Install xinetd by running the following commands:

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make &&
make install

Configuring xinetd

Config files

/etc/xinetd.conf

Configuration Information

Ensure the path to all daemons is /usr/sbin, rather than the default path of /usr/etc, and install the xinetd configuration file by running the following command:

sed -e 's/etc/sbin/g' xinetd/sample.conf > /etc/xinetd.conf

The format of the /etc/xinetd.conf is documented in the xinetd.conf man page. Further information can be found at http://www.xinetd.org.

Install the /etc/rc.d/init.d/xinetd init script included in the blfs-bootscripts-6.0 package.

make install-xinetd

Now, use the new boot script to start xinetd:

/etc/rc.d/init.d/xinetd start

Checking the /var/log/daemon.log file should prove quite entertaining. This file may contain entries similar to the following:

Aug 22 21:40:21 dps10 xinetd[2696]: Server /usr/sbin/in.rlogind is not 
executable [line=29]
Aug 22 21:40:21 dps10 xinetd[2696]: Error parsing attribute server -
DISABLING SERVICE [line=29]
Aug 22 21:40:21 dps10 xinetd[2696]: Server /usr/sbin/in.rshd is not
executable [line=42]

These errors are because most of the servers xinetd is trying to control are not installed yet.

Contents

The xinetd package contains xinetd, itox and xconv.pl.

Description

xinetd

xinetd is the Internet services daemon.

itox

itox is a utility used for converting inetd.conf files to xinetd.conf format.

xconv.pl

xconv.pl is a Perl script used for converting inetd.conf files to xinetd.conf format, similar to itox.

Last updated on 2005-02-12 00:50:52 -0700