Do I need to modify ftpd source code to work with xinetd?

dbulka · 09-23-2010, 08:57 PM

I read that xinetd listens on the service port and passes incoming traffic to the service (ftpd) via stdin. However, the ftpd source code reads its input from a socket not from stdin.

Am I to conclude that in order to be managed by xinetd, the source code for ftpd (or telnetd etc..) must be modified or recompiled to take its input from stdin??

unSpawn · 09-25-2010, 07:11 AM

No, something like

Code:

# default: off
# description: ftpd
service ftp
{
 socket_type     = stream
 protocol        = tcp
 wait            = no
 user            = root
 server          = /usr/sbin/vsftpd
 disable         = no
}

should work depending on your FTP daemon: /usr/sbin/in.ftpd, /usr/sbin/wu-ftpd or /usr/sbin/vsftpd (Vsftpd being safer to use).