Configuring and Managing MPE/iX Internet Services (August 2002)

Chapter 2

Internet Daemon

Troubleshooting inetd

Enable and Disable Connection Logging

The same command turns connection logging on or off, depending upon its current state. So, for example, if

message logging is currently disabled, enter the following command at the CI prompt to turn it on:

:INETD.NET.SYS -1’’

Or, from the POSIX shell, enter the following command:

$/etc/inetd -1

If message logging is enabled, use either the CI or POSIX command shown above to turn it off.

Troubleshooting inetd

This section explains the kinds of error messages you may see regarding the operation of inetd. The

messages will appear either on the console or they will be sent to the $STDLIST for inetd or both, depending

upon the message’s level of importance.

The following diagnostic messages are generated by successful and failed attempts to establish a connection

to the Internet Services.

Message Explanation

An inetd is

already running

You attempted to start inetd when one is already running. You may

invoke inetd a second time if you use the -c, -k, or -l option, but you

cannot run multiple copies of inetd.

There is no inetd

running

You attempted to reconfigure inetd when none was running. The first

time you run inetd, you must stream it as a job or run it interactively

without specifying the -c (reconfiguration) option.

Inetd not found This message occurs if you invoke inetd with the -c option and inetd

cannot reread its configuration file (which is the purpose of -c). This

occurs when the original Internet daemon dies or is killed without

releasing its semaphore. (The Internet daemon locks a global semaphore

to indicate when it is running to prevent users from running more than

one inetd at a time.) To fix the problem, enter the inetd -k command to

remove the semaphore left by the previous Internet daemon, then restart

inetd.

Message Explanation

/etc/inetd.cnf:

Unusable

configuration file

The Internet daemon cannot access its configuration. The error message

preceding this one specifies the reason for the failure.