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xinetd
xinetd [options]
TCP/IP command. The extended Internet services daemon. xinetd
saves system resources by listening to multiple sockets on the
behalf of other server programs, invoking necessary programs as
requests are made for their services. Beyond this, xinetd provides
better logging facilities, including remote user ID, access times, and
server-specific information. It also provides access-control facili-
ties. Not limited to system administration use, it can launch
services that are not listed in /etc/services. Unprivileged users can
use this tool to start their own servers.
Options
-cc num
Perform an internal-state consistency check every num
seconds.
-d Turn on debugging support.
-dontfork
Execute in the foreground. This option automatically sets the
-stayalive option.
-f file
Read configuration from the specified file instead of /etc/
xinetd.conf.
-filelog file
Write log messages to the specified file. Cannot be combined
with -syslog or -d.
-inetd_compat
Read the /etc/inetd.conf file after reading /etc/xinetd.conf.
-limit num
Start no more than num concurrent processes.
-logprocs num
Limit processes used to look up remote user IDs to num.
-pidfile file
Write