Additional Resources

For more information on xinetd, refer to the following resources.

Installed Documentation

• man ntsysv — The ntsysv man page.

• man chkconfig — The chkconfig man page.

• man xinetd — The xinetd man page.

• man xinetd.conf — The man page for the xinetd.conf configuration file.

• man 5 hosts_access — The man page for the format of host access control files (in section 5 of the man pages).

The bundled documentation on your system is a good place to start looking for additional TCP wrappers, xinetd, and access control configuration options.

• /usr/share/doc/tcp_wrappers-version — Contains a README file that discusses how TCP wrappers work and the various hostname and host address spoofing risks that exist.

• /usr/share/doc/xinetd-version — Includes a README file that discusses aspects of access control and a sample.conf file with various ideas for modifying /etc/xinetd.d service configurations.

• For detailed information concerning the creation of TCP wrapper access control rules, read the hosts_access(5) and hosts_options(5) man pages.

The xinetd(8) and xinetd.conf(5) man pages contain additional information for creating xinetd configuration files and a description of how xinetd works.

Useful Websites

• http://www.xinetd.org — The home of xinetd, containing sample configuration files, a full listing of features, and an informative FAQ.

• http://www.macsecurity.org/resources/xinetd/tutorial.shtml — A thorough tutorial that discusses many different ways to tweak default xinetd configuration files to meet specific security goals.