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inetd(8)							      inetd(8)

NAME
       inetd - Internet services daemon

SYNOPSIS
       For  starting  the  daemon:  inetd  [-d] [L] [-l backlog] [-R rate] [-r
       radid] [configfile]

       For signaling the running daemon: inetd	[-d] [-h | -q | -s | -t]

OPTIONS
       Dumps both debugging messages and status messages to syslogd(8) and  to
       standard error. This option also causes the inetd parent process to run
       in the foreground.  Sends the currently running master inetd  daemon  a
       SIGHUP signal, which causes it to reread its configuration files.  Logs
       status messages, like the startup and shutdown  of  services,  to  sys‐
       logd()8.	  Specifies  the  maximum number of outstanding TCP connection
       requests that the system will queue for services (socket	 listen	 queue
       limit).	 The  default  is  the maximum defined by the somaxconn kernel
       attribute for the socket subsystem. Use the sysconfig -q socket	somax‐
       conn  command to obtain this value.  Sends the currently running master
       inetd daemon a SIGQUIT signal, which kills all inetd child daemons, but
       none  of	 the services that the child daemons have started.  The master
       inetd daemon continues to run.  Specifies the maximum number of times a
       service	can  be	 invoked  in  one  minute.   The  default is 2 billion
       (INT_MAX).  Specifies the identifier of the  Resource  Affinity	Domain
       (RAD)  on  which	 to start an inetd child daemon.  You can specify this
       option multiple times on the command line (see the "Examples" section).
       The  default  is	 to  start a child daemon on all RADs.	Sends the cur‐
       rently running master inetd daemon a SIGUSR2 signal,  which  kills  all
       inetd daemons, including the master inetd daemon, and all services that
       they have started.  Sends the currently running master inetd  daemon  a
       SIGTERM	signal,	 which	kills  all inetd daemons, including the master
       inetd daemon, but none of the services  that  they  have	 started.   By
       default, the files are /etc/inetd.conf and /etc/inetd.conf.local.  They
       contain configuration information that the daemon reads at startup.  If
       you  specify  configfile on the command line, only that file is read at
       startup.

DESCRIPTION
       The  inetd  daemon  should  be  run  at	boot  time  by	inetd  in  the
       /sbin/init.d  directory.	  At  startup, it determines how many RADs are
       present (if on NUMA-capable hardware) and starts an inetd child	daemon
       on  each	 RAD.	On  non-NUMA  hardware, only one inetd child daemon is
       started.	 Each inetd child then	listens	 for  connections  on  certain
       Internet sockets.  When a connection is found on one of its sockets, it
       decides what service the socket corresponds to, and invokes  a  program
       to  service the request. After the program is finished, it continues to
       listen on the socket (except in some cases that are discussed later  in
       this  reference	page). Essentially, inetd allows running one daemon to
       invoke several others, reducing load on the system.

       Upon execution, each inetd child reads  its  configuration  information
       from   the   two	  configuration	  files,   which,   by	 default,  are
       /etc/inetd.conf and /etc/inetd.conf.local; the /etc/inetd.conf file  is
       read  first. There must be an entry for each field of the configuration
       files, with entries for each field separated by a tab or a space.  Com‐
       ments  are denoted by a # (number sign) at the beginning of a line.  If
       an  entry  exists  in  both  configuration  files,  the	entry  in  the
       /etc/inetd.conf.local  file  overrides the entry in the /etc/inetd.conf
       file.  See inetd.conf(4) for more information.

       The inetd daemon provides several trivial services internally by use of
       routines	 within	 itself.   These  services  are echo, discard, chargen
       (character  generator),	daytime	 (human-readable   time),   and	  time
       (machine-readable time, in the form of the number of seconds since mid‐
       night January 1, 1900).	All of these services are tcp  or  udp	based,
       and  support  both  IPv4 and IPv6.  (Note: These services are initially
       turned off.  To turn them on, you must remove the comment leader of the
       service	in /etc/inetd.conf or /etc/inetd.conf.local, depending on your
       configuration, and send a SIGHUP signal	to  inetd.)   For  details  of
       these services, consult the appropriate RFC.

       The  inetd  daemon  rereads  its configuration files when it receives a
       hangup signal, SIGHUP.  Services may be	added,	deleted,  or  modified
       when  the configuration files are reread.  You should use the -h option
       to send a SIGHUP signal.

       You can use the inetd daemon to start RPC daemons by adding them to the
       inetd.conf  or  inetd.conf.local	 file.	When you add an RPC service it
       must be followed by a slash (/) and the	range  of  version  supported.
       Also,  the  protocol field must consist of the string rpc followed by a
       slash (/) and protocol listed in the /etc/protocols file.

   Resource Affinity Domains and inetd
       When you add a new RAD, complete the  following	steps:	Add  the  RAD.
       Configure the RAD.  Issue the inetd -h command to force inetd to reread
       its configuration file.

       When you delete a RAD, complete the following steps: Issue the inetd -q
       command	to  kill  all child daemons.  Unconfigure the RAD.  Remove the
       RAD.  Issue the inetd -h command to force inetd to reread its  configu‐
       ration file.

       See the appropriate hardware documentation for the actual procedure for
       adding and deleting a RAD.

EXAMPLES
       To start an inetd daemon on RADs 1 and 2, enter: # inetd -r1 -r2

FILES
       Specifies the command path.  The global configuration file.  The	 clus‐
       ter member-specific configuration file.	Process ID.

SEE ALSO
       Commands:   comsat(8)   fingerd(8),   ftpd(8),  rexecd(8),  rlogind(8),
       rpc.rquotad(8),	  rpc.rstatd(8),    rpc.rusersd(8),	rpc.rwalld(8),
       rpc.sprayd(8), rshd(8), telnetd(8), tftpd(8).

       Files: inetd.conf(4).

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