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Re: slow inetd



On Tue, Aug 22, 2000 at 11:01:03AM -0700, Mike wrote:
> Thanks, Rick.
> 
> At 01:47 PM 8/22/00 -0400, you wrote:
> 
> >I missed the first part of this, but is the slow service perchanced
> >wrapped by tcpwrappers? (ie: /usr/sbin/tcpd).
> 
> It is.
> 
> >If so, check /etc/hosts.deny for the paranoid option:
> >#
> ># The PARANOID wildcard matches any host whose name does not match its
> ># address.
> 
> I do have the PARANOID option set but I also have the ip address of the 
> local machine in hosts.allow.  Shouldn't the hosts.allow entry negate the 
> PARANOID option for the specified ip addresses?
> 
> Also, the service does start eventually, it just takes 2-3 minutes.  If 
> PARANOID was disallowing the connection, the service would never start, right?

Yes.

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