inetd(1M)                       TCP/IP R4.11                       inetd(1M)


NAME
       inetd - Internet services server

SYNOPSIS
       /usr/bin/inetd [ -d ] [ configuration-file ]

DESCRIPTION
       The inetd process (daemon) listens for connections on the appropriate
       designated ports of the services specified in inetd.conf.  When a
       connection is found, inetd invokes the server program specified by
       that configuration file for the service requested.  Once a server is
       finished, inetd continues to listen on the socket (except in some
       cases which are described below).

       Use the -d option to write various diagnostic messages to syslog at
       level LOG_NOTICE.  See syslog(3C) for more information.

       The inetd server itself provides a number of simple TCP-based
       services.  These include echo, discard, chargen (character
       generator), daytime (human readable time), and time (machine readable
       time, in the form of the number of seconds since midnight, January 1,
       1900).  For details about these services, obtain Requests for Comment
       (RFC) 862, 863, 864, 867, and 868.  (The Guide to AViiON and
       DG/UX(TM) System Documentation gives the address to use for obtaining
       RFCs.)

       New services can be activated and existing services deleted or
       modified by editing the configuration file and then sending the inetd
       server a hangup signal, SIGHUP.

       When you start inetd, the Internet server, it reads its configuration
       information from configuration-file. The default configuration file
       is /etc/inetd.conf. See inetd.conf(4M) for information on the format
       of this file.  There are two inetd.conf prototype files:
       inetd.conftcpip.proto and inetd.confnfs.proto.  During setup, the
       inetd.conf file is established by concatenating the two prototype
       files.

       On a trusted DG/UX system, if inetd is not already running, you can
       start inetd only by rebooting your system. If inetd is running, you
       can restart inetd by sending it a hangup signal, SIGHUP.

       Also, on a trusted DG/UX system, several services that are normally
       provided on a standard DG/UX system are disabled. See the manual
       Managing Security on the DG/UX(TM) System and the inetd.conf(4) man
       page for more information.

FILES
       /etc/inetd.conf
       /etc/syslog.conf

SEE ALSO
       syslog(3C), inetd.conf(4M), syslog.conf(5).

       Managing Security on the DG/UX(TM) System


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