LinuxQuestions.org
Welcome to the most active Linux Forum on the web.
Home Forums Tutorials Articles Register
Go Back   LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Other *NIX Forums > Solaris / OpenSolaris
Reload this Page Why does Solaris still use inetd?
User Name
Password
Solaris / OpenSolaris This forum is for the discussion of Solaris, OpenSolaris, OpenIndiana, and illumos.
General Sun, SunOS and Sparc related questions also go here. Any Solaris fork or distribution is welcome.

Notices


Reply
  Search this Thread
Old 06-14-2005, 11:42 AM   #1
Thaidog
Member
 
Registered: Sep 2002
Location: Hilton Head, SC
Distribution: Gentoo
Posts: 637

Rep: Reputation: 32
Question Why does Solaris still use inetd?

Why does Solaris 10 still use inetd? Will they ever switch to xinetd?
 
Old 06-14-2005, 12:37 PM   #2
acid_kewpie
Moderator
 
Registered: Jun 2001
Location: UK
Distribution: Gentoo, RHEL, Fedora, Centos
Posts: 43,417

Rep: Reputation: 1985Reputation: 1985Reputation: 1985Reputation: 1985Reputation: 1985Reputation: 1985Reputation: 1985Reputation: 1985Reputation: 1985Reputation: 1985Reputation: 1985
i think it's just that if it's not broke, don't fix it. Afaik Debian still uses inted too (or is it slack??) Xinetd doesn't really seem to provide that much more, other than a desire to include other files and spread it all out.
 
Old 06-14-2005, 12:47 PM   #3
tangle
Senior Member
Contributing Member
 
Registered: Apr 2002
Location: Arbovale, WV
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 1,761

Rep: Reputation: 78
Slackware still uses inetd, I am sure Debian uses Xinetd.
 
Old 06-14-2005, 12:49 PM   #4
jlliagre
Moderator
 
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: Outside Paris
Distribution: Solaris 11.4, Oracle Linux, Mint, Debian/WSL
Posts: 9,789

Rep: Reputation: 492Reputation: 492Reputation: 492Reputation: 492Reputation: 492
Quote:
Why does Solaris 10 still use inetd?
It doesn't.
Quote:
Will they ever switch to xinetd?
Why would they, the new way (smf) has more features.
 
Old 06-14-2005, 01:48 PM   #5
Thaidog
Member
 
Registered: Sep 2002
Location: Hilton Head, SC
Distribution: Gentoo
Posts: 637

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 32
Quote:
Originally posted by jlliagre
It doesn't.

Why would they, the new way (smf) has more features.
]

The latest release I used uses inetd... or it's at least in the /etc directory. Is SMF a gui program?
 
Old 06-14-2005, 03:20 PM   #6
jlliagre
Moderator
 
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: Outside Paris
Distribution: Solaris 11.4, Oracle Linux, Mint, Debian/WSL
Posts: 9,789

Rep: Reputation: 492Reputation: 492Reputation: 492Reputation: 492Reputation: 492
Quote:
The latest release I used uses inetd... or it's at least in the /etc directory.
There is indeed a file named "inetd.conf" in /etc, but I suggest you to read it.
Quote:
Is SMF a gui program?
Hmm, are inetd or xinetd gui programs ?
 
Old 06-14-2005, 03:36 PM   #7
Thaidog
Member
 
Registered: Sep 2002
Location: Hilton Head, SC
Distribution: Gentoo
Posts: 637

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 32
Quote:
Originally posted by jlliagre
There is indeed a file named "inetd.conf" in /etc, but I suggest you to read it.

Hmm, are inetd or xinetd gui programs ?
...
 
Old 06-15-2005, 06:40 AM   #8
jlliagre
Moderator
 
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: Outside Paris
Distribution: Solaris 11.4, Oracle Linux, Mint, Debian/WSL
Posts: 9,789

Rep: Reputation: 492Reputation: 492Reputation: 492Reputation: 492Reputation: 492
Quote:
...
?
 
Old 06-15-2005, 10:37 AM   #9
Maidros
Member
 
Registered: Jan 2004
Location: Haifa, Israel
Distribution: Debian, FreeBSD, Solaris
Posts: 101

Rep: Reputation: 15
Quote:
Originally posted by tangle
Slackware still uses inetd, I am sure Debian uses Xinetd.
At least Debian Woody (the previous stable release used inetd. I am almost certain that the present stable release (Sarge) also uses inetd.
Regards,
Maidros
 
  


Reply



Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
great solaris website for newbies http://solaris-x86.org/ feetyouwell Solaris / OpenSolaris 2 12-06-2006 12:14 AM
Windows and FC3 and Solaris---and only Solaris boot error message zillah Linux - Laptop and Netbook 1 07-07-2005 10:17 PM
new to solaris - is it possible to multi-boot with solaris? spyghost Solaris / OpenSolaris 6 02-08-2004 06:39 PM
chrooting or jailing inetd or inetd started daemons ? MasterC Linux - Security 2 07-15-2003 05:28 PM
Solaris Noob wants solaris firewall lhiggins Solaris / OpenSolaris 3 05-09-2003 03:22 AM

LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Other *NIX Forums > Solaris / OpenSolaris

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:09 PM.

Contact Us - Advertising Info - Rules - Privacy - LQ Merchandise - Donations - Contributing Member - LQ Sitemap -
Main Menu
Advertisement
My LQ
Write for LQ
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute content, let us know.
Main Menu
Syndicate
RSS1  Latest Threads
RSS1  LQ News
Twitter: @linuxquestions
Open Source Consulting | Domain Registration