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Q246324: Inetd and the Rutils

Article: Q246324
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 2.2.1,2.2.2,2.2.3,2.2.4
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool
Last Modified: 24-OCT-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Interix versions 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.4 
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SUMMARY
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This article is a summarization of the inetd "super server" with Interix and the
related daemons you can start with inetd.

MORE INFORMATION
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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:

  http://www.interix.com/newinterix/main_technotes.htm

Additional query words: 2.2.10 2.2.20 2.2.30 2.2.40

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Keywords          : kbtool 
Technology        : kbInterixSearch kbUNIXSearch kbInterix221 kbInterix222 kbInterix223 kbInterix224
Version           : :2.2.1,2.2.2,2.2.3,2.2.4
Issue type        : kbinfo

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