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
Download (FTP):
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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.

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.

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