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Super-Server Process
- inetd on Unix machines uses
/etc/inetd.conf
- Binds to all ports required
- Selects incoming call to accept
- Forks a copy and continues
Sample lines
ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd in.ftpd -l -a
telnet stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd in.telnetd
Sridhar Iyer
2001-01-08