1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY xinetd-download-http "http://www.xinetd.org/xinetd-&xinetd-version;.tar.gz">
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8 | <!ENTITY xinetd-download-ftp " ">
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9 | <!ENTITY xinetd-size "291 KB">
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10 | <!ENTITY xinetd-buildsize "5.5 MB">
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11 | <!ENTITY xinetd-time "0.12 SBU">
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12 |
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13 | ]>
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14 |
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15 | <sect1 id="xinetd" xreflabel="xinetd-&xinetd-version;">
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16 | <?dbhtml filename="xinetd.html"?>
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17 | <title>xinetd-&xinetd-version;</title>
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18 |
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19 | <sect2>
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20 | <title>Introduction to <application>xinetd</application></title>
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21 |
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22 | <para><application>xinetd</application> is the eXtended InterNET services
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23 | Daemon, a secure replacement for <command>inetd</command>.</para>
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24 |
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25 | <sect3><title>Package information</title>
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26 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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27 | <listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&xinetd-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
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28 | <listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&xinetd-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
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29 | <listitem><para>Download size: &xinetd-size;</para></listitem>
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30 | <listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required: &xinetd-buildsize;</para></listitem>
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31 | <listitem><para>Estimated build time: &xinetd-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
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32 | </sect3>
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33 |
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34 | </sect2>
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35 |
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36 | <sect2>
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37 | <title>Installation of <application>xinetd</application></title>
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38 |
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39 | <para>Install <application>xinetd</application> by running the following commands:</para>
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40 |
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41 | <screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr &&
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42 | make &&
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43 | make install</command></userinput></screen>
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44 |
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45 | </sect2>
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46 |
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47 | <sect2>
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48 | <title>Configuring <application>xinetd</application></title>
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49 |
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50 | <sect3><title>Config files</title>
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51 |
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52 | <para><filename>/etc/xinetd.conf</filename></para>
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53 |
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54 | </sect3>
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55 |
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56 | <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
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57 |
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58 | <para>Ensure the path to all daemons is <filename
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59 | class="directory">/usr/sbin</filename>, rather than the default path of
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60 | <filename class="directory">/usr/etc</filename> by running the following
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61 | command:</para>
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62 |
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63 | <screen><userinput><command>sed -e 's/etc/sbin/g' xinetd/sample.conf > /etc/xinetd.conf</command>
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64 | </userinput></screen>
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65 |
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66 | <para>The format of the <filename>/etc/xinetd.conf</filename> is
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67 | documented in the xinetd.conf man page. Further information can be
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68 | found at <ulink url="http://www.xinetd.org"/>.</para>
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69 |
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70 | <para>Install the <filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/xinetd</filename>
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71 | init script included in the <xref linkend="intro-important-bootscripts"/> package.</para>
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72 |
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73 | <screen><userinput><command>make install-xinetd</command></userinput></screen>
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74 |
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75 | <para>Now, we'll use our new boot script to start <command>xinetd</command>: </para>
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76 |
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77 | <screen><userinput><command>/etc/rc.d/init.d/xinetd start</command></userinput></screen>
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78 |
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79 | <para>Checking the <filename>/var/log/daemon.log</filename> file
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80 | should prove quite entertaining. This file may contain entries
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81 | similar to the following:</para>
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82 |
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83 | <screen><userinput>Aug 22 21:40:21 dps10 xinetd[2696]: Server /usr/sbin/in.rlogind is not
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84 | executable [line=29]
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85 | Aug 22 21:40:21 dps10 xinetd[2696]: Error parsing attribute server -
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86 | DISABLING SERVICE [line=29]
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87 | Aug 22 21:40:21 dps10 xinetd[2696]: Server /usr/sbin/in.rshd is not
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88 | executable [line=42]</userinput></screen>
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89 |
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90 | <para>These errors are because most of the
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91 | servers <command>xinetd</command> is trying to control are not installed yet.</para>
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92 |
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93 | </sect3>
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94 |
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95 | </sect2>
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96 |
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97 | <sect2>
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98 | <title>Contents</title>
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99 |
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100 | <para>The <application>xinetd</application> package contains
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101 | <command>xinetd</command>,
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102 | <command>itox</command> and
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103 | <command>xconv.pl</command>.</para></sect2>
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104 |
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105 | <sect2><title>Description</title>
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106 |
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107 | <sect3><title>xinetd</title>
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108 | <para><command>xinetd</command> is the Internet services daemon.</para></sect3>
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109 |
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110 | <sect3><title>itox</title>
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111 | <para><command>itox</command> is a utility used for converting
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112 | <filename>inetd.conf</filename> files to
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113 | <filename>xinetd.conf</filename> format.</para></sect3>
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114 |
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115 | <sect3><title>xconv.pl</title>
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116 | <para><command>xconv.pl</command> is a <application>Perl</application> script used for converting
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117 | <filename>inetd.conf</filename> files to <filename>xinetd.conf</filename>
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118 | format, similar to <command>itox</command>.</para></sect3>
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119 |
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120 | </sect2>
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121 |
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122 | </sect1>
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