Re: daemon/initd
On Wed, Sep 22, 1999 at 04:08:44PM +1000, Marc-Adrian Napoli wrote:
> Hey Seth. :)
>
> Just a quick question..
>
> > On Wed, Sep 22, 1999 at 03:13:12PM +1300, zdrysdal@diagnostic.co.nz wrote:
> > > Can someone properly explain to me the differences between how a process
> > > starts up as a daemon as apposed to a process which starts up via initd
> as
> > > i am a little unsure.
> >
> > Well, programs that init starts normally ARE daemons.
>
> Seeing as how everyone complains about inetd - why isn't it replaced?
>
> The "tcpserver" that qmail uses is quite steady, will inetd ever be
> replaced?
Well, if you want to, you can replace it with xinetd. Its config files are
different. But.. I hear it has more options. One commonly used extension to
inetd is tcpwrappers. This helps quite a bit...
(heh, debian's unstable has at least two replacements for inetd:
$ apt-cache search xinetd
rlinetd - gruesomely over-featured inetd replacement
xinetd - replacement for inetd with many enhancements
There is also this thingy:
rinetd - Internet redirection server
I don't know if it can replace inetd or not..
So, the toys exist to replace inetd already, if you want. For me,
tcpwrappers with inetd is enough. <shrug>
>
> Regards,
>
> Marc-Adrian Napoli
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>
>
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