Don Head <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Samba adds the "swat" service to /etc/inetd.conf without checking if the
> inetd package (netkit-base) is installed. This gives the user the false
> impression that "swat" should be working.
> LinuxConf adds the "linuxconf" service to /etc/inetd.conf without checking
> if the inetd package (netkit-base) is installed. This gives the user the
> false impression that "linuxconf" should be working.
> The inetd package (netkit-base) installs without merging changes with the
> existing /etc/inetd.conf. If it does not find one, it creates it with the
> default services. If it finds one, it creates a inetd.rpmsave. If for some
> reason LinuxConf or Samba are installed before netkit-base, the only two
> services that will be active are "linuxconf" and "swat", because netkit-base
> will see an existing inetd.conf and not overwrite it. This means that
> telnet and FTP are not working.
> This was noticed in Red Hat 6.1. I am not aware if this is an issue in
> Mandrake 7 or not, I thought I'd pass it along just in case it is.
> Considering how similiar Red Hat and Mandrake are, I figured the possibility
> would be high that it is present in both distributions.
Yes we are affected, thanks i'll fix this.
> I do not have permission to use the person's name who found this. If she
> wants credit, I'm more than happy to give it to her. She did find it, I
tell her she did a good job.
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