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

Chapter 2
Internet Daemon
Troubleshooting inetd
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The following diagnostic and error messages are generated by problems in the inetd security file.
service/protocol:
Access denied to
remote host
(address)
The remote host failed to pass the security test for the service indicated
in the message. If this message appears frequently, it can indicate that
someone is trying to repeatedly access your system, and failing.
service/protocol:
Connection from
remote host
(address)
When connection logging is enabled, this message indicates a successful
connection attempt to the specified service.
service/protocol:
Added service,
server executable
Records the services that are added when you reconfigure inetd.
service/protocol:
New…
Lists the new user identifications, new servers, or executable programs
used for the service when reconfiguring inetd.
service/protocol:
Deleted service
Records the services that are deleted when you reconfigure inetd.
Message Explanation
/usr/adm/inetd.sec:
Field contains other
characters in
addition to * for
service
The wildcard character (*) is used in combination with additional
integer(s) in one part of an address field, which is not allowed. For
example, the Internet address 10.5*.8.7 entered in the inetd
security file will generate an error message because the second field
includes a 5 followed by the * character. Either integers or the
wildcard character is allowed in one part of an address field.
/usr/adm/inetd.sec:
Missing low value in
range for service
You have used the range indicator (-) in the wrong way in an entry in
the inetd security file. For example, the second field of the Internet
address 10.-5.8.7 is incorrect because it does not include both a
starting range number (“high value”) and the ending range number
(“low value”). A correct use of the range indicator in an Internet
address would be 10.8-5.8.7.
/usr/adm/inetd.sec:
Missing high value in
range for service
You have used the range indicator (-) in the wrong way in an entry in
the inetd security file. For example, the second field of the Internet
address 10.5-.8.7 is incorrect because it does not include both a
starting range number (“high value”) and the ending range number
(“low value”). A correct use of the range indicator in an Internet
address would be 10.8-5.8.7.
/usr/adm/inetd.sec:
High value in range
is lower than low
value for service
You expressed a range of numbers incorrectly in an entry in the
inetd security file. For example, the second field of the Internet
address 10.5-8.8.7 is incorrect because the starting range number
(“high value”) is lower than the ending range number (“low value”). A
correct use of the range indicator in an Internet address would be
10.8-5.8.7.
Message Explanation