actually i do know quite a bit about administering linux. that message came
off sounding like i have no idea what i'm talking about. it's just that
this has been driving me nuts and i'm a little worn out. inetd was running;
just not properly. tcpserver had taken over and wasn't allowing it to start
any services. also, you can't just "run" inetd.conf as it's a config file
not a script. i was hoping he could clarify. the only way i know how to
"run" inetd is to "kill -HUP inetd". what i've decided to do is remove
qmail and reinstall it using the tar files instead of the rpms. that way
i'll have more control over how it works.
i still haven't figured out how to run identd using tcpserver, but maybe
i'll just use qmail with inetd (**gasp**). =]
thanks for all the help,
james
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Delany [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 01:31
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: James Timberlake
Subject: Re: Enabling Identd using Tcpserver
On Thu, Feb 17, 2000 at 10:53:24PM -0500, James Timberlake wrote:
> i checked the processes and there is one listed as inetd but identd is not
> working. i am running mandrake linux 6.1 if that is any help. and what
do
> you mean by "just run it".
These are really "how do administer a Linux system". It might be better
to learn a little about that or hop onto a discussion group suited
to those sort of questions.
I can assure you the answer will not have anything to do with
changing anything in qmail.
Regards.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 22:40
> To: James Timberlake
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Enabling Identd using Tcpserver
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 17, 2000 at 10:32:23PM -0500, James Timberlake wrote:
> > well how do i go about re-enabling inetd. inetd.conf no longer loads
upon
> > startup. i realized this once i installed and wasn't able to telnet or
> ftp
> > in (good thing i also use ssh). i got both telnet and ftp working under
> > tcpserver, but identd doesn't work still. i'd love to get inetd working
> > again just for identd (since i know it works there).
>
> To start it right now, just run it. How to make it start at bootup depends
> on
> your OS and how it starts things at bootup.
>
> Chris
>
