Replacing inetd, xinetd provides access control, improved logging and resource management. It has become the standard Internet super dæmon for Red Hat 7 and Mandrake 7.2. This article is designed to ...

Okay, I'm building a new webserver, and want to use webmin...I'd like to start it and run it from xinetd, and use the native wrapping ability in xinetd to control access...<BR><BR>It doesn't work. I'm ...

Topic ===== denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in xinetd Problem Description ===== Versions of Xinetd prior to 2.3.7 leak file descriptors for the signal pipe to services that are launched by ...

I have been trying to get a little more knowledgeable on sendmail and have discovered there is no inetd.conf file to edit. I am aware this is due to the use of xinetd.conf and mine is at the default.

Get a basic review of how to install VSFTP, add users, and use the tool in stand-alone mode or inetd/xinetd mode. File Transfer Protocol (FTP) servers can be useful for providing files to customers ...

In the last couple of weeks, I have had a number of people ask me to consider a small side trip in this series. Classic wisdom says you do not turn on any network services you do not need, and, in ...

Topic ===== denial-of-service attack possible against xinetd Problem Description ===== Xinetd is a 'master server' that is used to to accept service connection requests and start the appropriate ...