Roberto Armenteros grabbed a keyboard and wrote:
>
> I know that by using this daemon I will be able to
> save a lot of resources, but how do I get it set up?
Using an inet type of daemon is usually the best way to set up most (though
not all) services that you want to run.
> Is it true that it introduces serious security
> vulnerabilities, hence should be avoided if possible?
Why do you think it "introduces serious security vunerabilities?"
> In my LM 8.1 I dont find a initd.conf file, instead I
> find xinitd.conf. Is there any specific reaso for
> this? I would appreciate some help on this...
As I understand it, inetd is considered "depreciated" over the newer
xinetd, although it is still available as a .rpm file to be installed.
Personally, I find that it is a lot more flexible with what it will allow
you to do; and it even honors the hosts.allow file - no need to pipe a
service through tcpd first!
man xinetd
and
man xinetd.conf
should help get you on your way. Note that the individual config files to
allow/disallow each service is contained in the /etc/xinetd.d directory.
--Dave
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