Article ID: 246324
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
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
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:
Additional query words: 2.2.10 2.2.20 2.2.30 2.2.40
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