inetd: 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

How to start server processes?

• At boot time (/etc/rc)
• crontab, at
• from terminal