Explain "-c" option more exactly and state the default in the man

page.

Add ability to run "inetd -R 0" to disable the default connection
per minute limit of 256 connections. Document this in man page.

Don't use maxchild as a boolean - instead check if it is greater
than zero.

Reviewed by:	sheldonh
Based on a patch by:	Alexander Langer <alex@big.endian.de>

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/usr.sbin/inetd/inetd.8 b/usr.sbin/inetd/inetd.8
index 1552722..c10f9cd 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/inetd/inetd.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/inetd/inetd.8
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@ section for more information on TCP Wrappers support.
 Turn on TCP Wrapping for internal services which are built in to
 .Nm inetd .
 .It Fl c Ar maximum
-Specify the default maximum number of services that can be invoked.
+Specify the default maximum number of
+simultaneous invocations of each service;
+the default is unlimited.
 May be overridden on a per-service basis with the "max-child"
 parameter.
 .It Fl C Ar rate
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ May be overridden on a per-service basis with the
 .It Fl R Ar rate
 Specify the maximum number of times a service can be invoked
 in one minute; the default is 256.
+A rate of 0 allows an unlimited number of invocations.
 .It Fl a
 Specify a specific IP address to bind to.
 Alternatively, a hostname can be specified,