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.
What do you mean by "tcpserver had taken over and wasn't allowing it to start
any services." ? What kind of rpm are you talking about? I have
no knowledge of a qmail rpm that messes up your inetd---especially non
qmail services like ftp or telnet. So give us the URL to the qmail
rpm.
Mate
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Mate Wierdl | Dept. of Math. Sciences | University of Memphis
