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The Internet daemon is unable to access the configuration file
/etc/inetd.conf
. The error
message preceding this one specifies the reason for the failure.
/etc/inetd.conf: line
number: error
There is an error on the specified line in
/etc/inetd.conf
. The line in the configuration
file is skipped. This error does not stop the Internet daemon from reading the rest of the file
and configuring itself accordingly.
Next step : Fix the line with the error and reconfigure the Internet daemon by executing the
inetd -c command.
system_call
: message
system_call failed. See the corresponding manual entry for a description of system_call . The
reason for the failure is explained in message .
Cannot configure inetd
None of the services/servers listed in the configuration file could be set up properly, due to
configuration file errors.
Too many services (max n)
The number of active services listed in the configuration file exceeds the "hard" limit that can
be supported by the system (see setrlimit (2)).
Next step : Reduce the number of services listed in the configuration file, then reconfigure the
Internet daemon by running the command
inetd -c.
file
: \ found before end of line line
file can be either
inetd.conf or inetd.sec. If a backslash is not immediately followed
by an end of line, it is ignored and the information up to the end of line is accepted. In this
case, the next line of the file is not appended to the end of the current line. Unless all the
information required is present on a single line, configuration file error messages are also out-
put. This message is logged at the warning log level.
service/protocol
: Unknown service
The call to the library routine getservbyname
(see getservent (3N)) failed. The service is not
listed in
/etc/services.
Next step : Include that service in
/etc/services
or eliminate the entry for the service in
/etc/inetd.conf.
service/protocol
: Server failing (looping), service terminated.
When inetd tries to start 40 servers within 60 seconds for a datagram service, other than
bootp, rpc,ortftp, it assumes that the server is failing to handle the connection. To avoid
entering a potentially infinite loop, inetd issues this message, discards the packet requesting
the socket connection, and refuses further connections for this service. After 10 minutes,
inetd tries to reinstate the service, and once again accepts connections for the service.
inetd provides -r command-line option to modify the default values 40 and 60.
service/protocol
: socket: message
service/protocol: listen: message
service/protocol: getsockname: message
Any one of the three errors above makes the service unusable. For another host to communi-
cate with the server host through this service, the Internet daemon needs to be reconfigured
after any of these error messages.
service/protocol
: bind: message
If this error occurs, the service is temporarily unusable. After 10 minutes,
inetd tries again
to make the service usable by binding to the Internet socket for the service.
service/protocol
: Access denied to remote_host (address )
The remote host failed to pass the security test for the indicated service. This information can
be useful when trying to determine if someone is repeatedly trying to access your system from
a particular remote system (in other words, trying to break into your system). This message is
logged at the warning log level.
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