%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ xinetd is the eXtended InterNET services Daemon, a secure replacement for inetd. Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download size: &xinetd-size; Estimated Disk space required: &xinetd-buildsize; Estimated build time: &xinetd-time; Install xinetd by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr && make && make install /etc/xinetd.conf 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 . Install the /etc/rc.d/init.d/xinetd init script included in the 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. The xinetd package contains xinetd, itox and xconv.pl. xinetd is the Internet services daemon. itox is a utility used for converting inetd.conf files to xinetd.conf format. xconv.pl is a Perl script used for converting inetd.conf files to xinetd.conf format, similar to itox.