inetd.conf(4M)                  TCP/IP R4.11                  inetd.conf(4M)


NAME
       inetd.conf - Internet servers database

DESCRIPTION
       The inetd.conf file contains the list of servers that inetd(1M)
       invokes when it receives an Internet request over a socket.  Each
       server entry is composed of a single line of the form:

       service-name socket-type protocol wait-status uid server-program
       server-args

       You can separate fields with spaces or TAB characters. A `#' (pound-
       sign) indicates the beginning of a comment; characters up to the end
       of the line are not interpreted by routines that search this file.

       service-name        is the name of a valid service listed in the file
                           /etc/services.  For RPC services, the value of
                           the service-name field consists of the RPC
                           service name, followed by a slash and either a
                           version number or a range of version numbers.

       socket-type         can be one of:
                           stream for a stream socket,
                           dgram for a datagram socket,
                           raw for a raw socket,
                           tli for a Transport Layer Interface (TLI)
                           endpoint.

       protocol            must be a recognized protocol listed in the file
                           /etc/protocols.  For RPC services, the field
                           consists of the string "rpc" followed by a slash
                           and the name of the protocol (for example,
                           rpc/udp for an RPC service using the UDP protocol
                           as a transport mechanism).

                           For type tli endpoints, this field represents the
                           source provider.  If the source provider does not
                           begin with /, it is assumed to be in /dev.

       wait-status         is nowait for all but "single-threaded" datagram
                           servers -- servers which do not release the
                           socket until a timeout occurs.  These must have
                           the status wait.

       uid                 is the user ID under which the server should run.
                           This allows servers to run with access privileges
                           other than those for root.

       server-program      is either the pathname of a server program to be
                           invoked by inetd to perform the requested
                           service, or the value internal if inetd itself
                           provides the service.

       server-args         If a server must be invoked with command-line
                           arguments, the entire command line (including
                           argument 0) must appear in this field (which
                           consists of all remaining words in the entry).
                           If the server expects inetd to pass it the
                           address of its peer (for compatibility with
                           4.2BSD executable daemons), then the first
                           argument to the command should be specified as
                           `%A'.

       On a system with DG/UX informaiton security, inetd.conf is delivered
       with a number of services deactivated.  This is done to prevent
       certain kinds of unauthorized access to the system.  To reactivate
       these services, edit /etc/inetd.conf and send a hangup signal to
       inetd (dgkill -1 inetd) to have it reread the file.

FILES
       /etc/inetd.conf
       /etc/services
       /etc/protocols

SEE ALSO
       inetd(1M), services(4).


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