the rpm that i installed that took over is qmail-run. it installs
qmail-smtp to run under tcpserver instead of inetd (somehow disabling all my
services in inetd.conf; i still haven't found out how to restore inetd to
full working order). the link to where i got the rpms is
ftp://moni.msci.memphis.edu/pub/qmail. i'm busy reinstalling qmail and
setting up the services manually thus avoiding tcpserver. most likely i'll
use xinetd, but i haven't decided yet. this is a personal server and won't
get too much traffic so using inetd shouldn't be much of a problem.
james
-----Original Message-----
From: Mate Wierdl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 10:19
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Enabling Identd using Tcpserver
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
