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What is xinetd, and how do I configure it?

April 26, 2017configure xinetd

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What is xinetd, and how do I configure it?

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xinetd, or the Extended Internet Services Daemon, is a next-generation replacement for inetd, the Internet Services Daemon. xinetd provides greater flexibility in configuration and logging, along with TCPwrapper-like access control capabilities. In addition to the main configuration file, /etc/xinetd.conf, there are service-specific configuration files located in the /etc/xinetd.d directory. For more information, see the man pages for xinetd and xinetd.conf, as well as the following resouces: The xinetd home page: http://www.xinetd.org/ An Unofficial Xinetd Tutorial: http://www.macsecurity.org/resources/xinetd/tutorial.shtml Frdric Raynal’s article at linuxfocus.org: http://www.linuxfocus.org/English/November2000/article175.