source: server/other/leafnode/leafnode-config.xml@ a0d81acb

<sect2>
<title>Configuring leafnode</title>

<sect3><title>Config files</title>
<para><userinput>/etc/leafnode/config,
/etc/inetd.conf, /etc/xinetd.conf</userinput></para>

<para>leafnode may be configured to use inetd or xinetd as follows:
</para>

<para>inetd configuration</para>
<para>Add a leafnode entry to the <filename>/etc/inetd.conf</filename>
file with the following command:
<screen><userinput>
echo "nntp stream tcp nowait news /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/leafnode" \
&gt;&gt; /etc/inetd.conf
</userinput></screen></para>

<para>xinetd configuration</para>
<para>Add a leafnode entry to the <filename>/etc/xinetd.conf</filename>
file with the following command:
<screen><userinput>
cat &gt;&gt; /etc/xinetd.conf &lt;&lt; "EOF"
        service nntp
        {
           flags           = NAMEINARGS NOLIBWRAP
           socket_type     = stream
           protocol        = tcp
           wait            = no
           user            = news
           server          = /usr/sbin/tcpd
           server_args     = /usr/sbin/leafnode
           instances       = 7
           per_source      = 3
        }
EOF                                                                 

</userinput></screen></para>

<para>The <filename>/etc/news/config</filename> file must be
edited to reflect the name of the upstream NNTP provider.  Copy the
example configuration file to <filename>/etc/news/config</filename>
and save the original for reference : </para>

<para><screen><userinput>
cp /etc/news/config.example /etc/news/config
</userinput></screen></para>
<para>Change the</para>
<para><screen><userinput>server = </userinput></screen></para>
<para>entry to reflect your news provider. </para>

<para>The NNTPSERVER environment variable must be set to 127.0.0.1 to
prevent news clients from reading news from the upstream feed, add the
following to <filename>/etc/profile</filename> or
<filename>$HOME/.bash_profile</filename> :</para>
<para><screen><userinput>
export NNTPSERVER=127.0.0.1
</userinput></screen></para>

</sect3>

</sect2>