Inetd and the Rutils (246324)

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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: