Package xinetd: Information
Source package: xinetd
Version: 2.3.14-alt3
Build time: Mar 28, 2008, 03:22 AM
Category: System/Base
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License: BSD-style
Summary: xinetd is a powerful replacement for inetd
Description:
xinetd performs the same function as inetd: it starts programs that provide Internet services. Instead of having such servers started at system initialization time, and be dormant until a connection request arrives, xinetd is the only daemon process started and it listens on all service ports for the services listed in its configuration file. When a request comes in, xinetd starts the appropriate server. Because of the way it operates, xinetd (as well as inetd) is also referred to as a super-server. xinetd has access control machanisms, extensive logging capabilities, the ability to make services available based on time, and can place limits on the number of servers that can be started, among other things.
Maintainer: Dmitry V. Levin
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Last changed
March 28, 2008 Dmitry V. Levin 2.3.14-alt3
- Imported several patches from FC xinetd package.
April 12, 2007 Dmitry V. Levin 2.3.14-alt2
- Minor startup script and specfile tweaks.
Aug. 12, 2006 Dmitry V. Levin 2.3.14-alt1
- Updated to 2.3.14. - This xinetd version erroneously removes low port check for UDP builtin services, so applied patch to resurrect this check.