Xinetd Xinetd; Configuration Files - Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 3 Reference Manual

Chapter 16. TCP Wrappers and
connection is established,
host and the server.
16.4. Configuration Files
xinetd
The configuration files for
• /etc/xinetd.conf
• /etc/xinetd.d/
16.4.1. The
/etc/xinetd.conf
The
/etc/xinetd.conf
's control. It is read once when the
xinetd
take effect, the administrator must restart the
file:
defaults
{
instances
log_type
log_on_success
log_on_failure
cps
}
includedir /etc/xinetd.d
These lines control the following aspects of
— Sets the maximum number of requests
•
instances
— Configures
• log_type
/var/log/secure
custom log file called
• log_on_success
remote host's IP address and the process ID of server processing the request are recorded.
• log_on_failure
is not allowed.
— Configures
•
cps
If this limit is reached, the service is retired for 30 seconds.
• includedir /etc/xinetd.d/
files located in the
Directory for more information about this directory.
Note
Often, both the
log_on_success
modified in the service-specific log files. For this reason, more information may appear in a given
service's log than the
for more about logging options.
xinetd
does not interfere further with communication between the client
xinetd
are as follows:
xinetd
— The global
xinetd
directory — The directory containing all service-specific files.
File
file contains general configuration settings which effect every service under
= 60
= SYSLOG authpriv
= HOST PID
= HOST
= 25 30
to use the
xinetd
file. Adding a directive such as
in the
xinetdlog
— Configures
xinetd
— Configures
xinetd
to allow no more than 25 connections per second to any given service.
xinetd
— Includes options declared in the service-specific configuration
directory. Refer to Section 16.4.2 The
/etc/xinetd.d/
and
log_on_failure
/etc/xinetd.conf
configuration file.
service is started, so for configuration changes to
xinetd
service. Below is a sample
xinetd
:
xinetd
xinetd
log facility, which writes log entries to the
authpriv
FILE /var/log/xinetdlog
directory.
/var/log/
to log if the connection is successful. By default, the
to log if there is a connection failure or if the connection
settings in
file may indicate. Refer to Section 16.4.3.1 Logging Options
/etc/xinetd.conf
can handle at once.
would create a
/etc/xinetd.d/
/etc/xinetd.conf
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are further