is inetd installed by default

mfaine · n00b Joined: 08 Nov 2002 Posts: 58

I know that xinetd is not installed/enabled by default, but what about inetd, is it a requirement for any system critical programs. Is inetd installed by default with a new gentoo installation?

Thanks,
-Mark

Scott Frappier · n00b Joined: 08 May 2002 Posts: 57

inetd is included with the netkit-base ebuild, which I believe is included by the installation of Gentoo.

Scott Frappier

rac · Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2002 8:20 pm Post subject:

Although it is included, it is not included in the default runlevel by default, is not running by default, and is not necessary for any critical components of Gentoo. I have never enabled inetd since I switched to Gentoo.
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mfaine · n00b Joined: 08 Nov 2002 Posts: 58

I was curious because I just installed and started using leafnode nntp server and it requires inetd or xinetd. I installed xinetd but was speaking with the developer and asked him if they had any plans to do a standalone version and he seemed confused to hear that I was running a version of *nix and was not using (x)inetd. I was kind of force to install xinetd in order to get it to work. I wasn't happy about it though as I haven't had any use for it (that I am aware of) up until now.

-Mark