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diff --git a/source/n/inetd/README b/source/n/inetd/README new file mode 100644 index 000000000..546e1c06b --- /dev/null +++ b/source/n/inetd/README @@ -0,0 +1,128 @@ +/* $Slackware: inetd.c 1.79s 2001/02/06 13:18:00 volkerdi Exp $ */ +/* $OpenBSD: inetd.c,v 1.79 2001/01/30 08:30:57 deraadt Exp $ */ +/* $NetBSD: inetd.c,v 1.11 1996/02/22 11:14:41 mycroft Exp $ */ +/* + * Copyright (c) 1983,1991 The Regents of the University of California. + * All rights reserved. + * + * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without + * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions + * are met: + * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright + * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. + * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright + * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the + * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. + * 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software + * must display the following acknowledgement: + * This product includes software developed by the University of + * California, Berkeley and its contributors. + * 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors + * may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software + * without specific prior written permission. + * + * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND + * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE + * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE + * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE + * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL + * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS + * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) + * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT + * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY + * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF + * SUCH DAMAGE. + */ + +/* + * Inetd - Internet super-server + * + * This program invokes all internet services as needed. + * connection-oriented services are invoked each time a + * connection is made, by creating a process. This process + * is passed the connection as file descriptor 0 and is + * expected to do a getpeername to find out the source host + * and port. + * + * Datagram oriented services are invoked when a datagram + * arrives; a process is created and passed a pending message + * on file descriptor 0. Datagram servers may either connect + * to their peer, freeing up the original socket for inetd + * to receive further messages on, or ``take over the socket'', + * processing all arriving datagrams and, eventually, timing + * out. The first type of server is said to be ``multi-threaded''; + * the second type of server ``single-threaded''. + * + * Inetd uses a configuration file which is read at startup + * and, possibly, at some later time in response to a hangup signal. + * The configuration file is ``free format'' with fields given in the + * order shown below. Continuation lines for an entry must begin with + * a space or tab. All fields must be present in each entry. + * + * service name must be in /etc/services + * socket type stream/dgram/raw/rdm/seqpacket + * protocol must be in /etc/protocols + * wait/nowait[.max] single-threaded/multi-threaded, max # + * user[.group] or user[:group] user/group to run daemon as + * server program full path name + * server program arguments maximum of MAXARGS (20) + * + * For RPC services + * service name/version must be in /etc/rpc + * socket type stream/dgram/raw/rdm/seqpacket + * protocol must be in /etc/protocols + * wait/nowait[.max] single-threaded/multi-threaded + * user[.group] or user[:group] user to run daemon as + * server program full path name + * server program arguments maximum of MAXARGS (20) + * + * For non-RPC services, the "service name" can be of the form + * hostaddress:servicename, in which case the hostaddress is used + * as the host portion of the address to listen on. If hostaddress + * consists of a single `*' character, INADDR_ANY is used. + * + * A line can also consist of just + * hostaddress: + * where hostaddress is as in the preceding paragraph. Such a line must + * have no further fields; the specified hostaddress is remembered and + * used for all further lines that have no hostaddress specified, + * until the next such line (or EOF). (This is why * is provided to + * allow explicit specification of INADDR_ANY.) A line + * *: + * is implicitly in effect at the beginning of the file. + * + * The hostaddress specifier may (and often will) contain dots; + * the service name must not. + * + * For RPC services, host-address specifiers are accepted and will + * work to some extent; however, because of limitations in the + * portmapper interface, it will not work to try to give more than + * one line for any given RPC service, even if the host-address + * specifiers are different. + * + * Comment lines are indicated by a `#' in column 1. + */ + +/* + * Here's the scoop concerning the user[.:]group feature: + * + * 1) set-group-option off. + * + * a) user = root: NO setuid() or setgid() is done + * + * b) other: setgid(primary group as found in passwd) + * initgroups(name, primary group) + * setuid() + * + * 2) set-group-option on. + * + * a) user = root: setgid(specified group) + * NO initgroups() + * NO setuid() + * + * b) other: setgid(specified group) + * initgroups(name, specified group) + * setuid() + * + */ + |