Microsoft KB Archive/246324

= Inetd and the Rutils =

Article ID: 246324

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Interix 2.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Interix 2.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Interix 2.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Interix 2.2 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q246324



SUMMARY
This article is a summarization of the inetd "super server" with Interix and the related daemons you can start with inetd.



MORE INFORMATION
The package contains:
 * inetd
 * The "super server" and Inetd.conf (its configuration file)
 * The following "daemons," utilities, and files (installed under $Interix_ROOT):

bin/rcp

bin/rdist

bin/rdistd

bin/regpwd

bin/rlogin

bin/rsh

bin/talk

bin/tftp

etc/inetd.conf

usr/sbin/in.fingerd

usr/sbin/in.rlogind

usr/sbin/in.ftpd

usr/sbin/in.ntalkd

usr/sbin/in.rshd

usr/sbin/in.telnetd

usr/sbin/in.tftpd

usr/sbin/in.rexecd

usr/sbin/inetd

Note that most of the daemons are in the usr/sbin sub-folder. Users with a Linux or BSD background may note that the daemon names conform to the System V convention. Man pages are available under the "root" name, for example, man telnetd instead of man in.telnetd.

There are two identical copies of the telnetd binary, bin/telnetd and sbin/in.telnetd. The sbin/in.telnetd copy is specified in the Inetd.conf file. The copy in bin is maintained for backward compatibility and will eventually disappear. The regpwd utility is used to create .password files.

NOTE: For security reasons, this Interix port of the FTP server (In.ftpd), does not support anonymous FTP. For more information about this package, see the following topics in tech note 0008:

What is inetd

Security and Inetd

Domain User Accounts

The Account Running inetd on workgroups

Setting up inetd

Starting inetd as a Service

Specific Daemon Notes

For a complete summary of the inetd utility, see Tech Note 0008, "Inetd and the Rutils". Complete information about each daemon and utility that is mentioned here can be found on its reference page (man inetd).

For additional information, see the following Interix Web site:

http://www.interix.com/

Additional query words: 2.2.10 2.2.20 2.2.30 2.2.40

Keywords: kbinfo KB246324

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