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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/inetd/inetd.8')
-rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/inetd/inetd.8 | 27 |
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/inetd/inetd.8 b/usr.sbin/inetd/inetd.8 index 161ec4c..6df8a15 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/inetd/inetd.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/inetd/inetd.8 @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" .\" from: @(#)inetd.8 8.3 (Berkeley) 4/13/94 -.\" $Id: inetd.8,v 1.28 1999/06/27 18:05:33 sheldonh Exp $ +.\" $Id: inetd.8,v 1.29 1999/06/27 21:07:55 sheldonh Exp $ .\" .Dd February 7, 1996 .Dt INETD 8 @@ -389,10 +389,8 @@ When given the .Fl l option .Nm -will log an entry to syslog each time an -.Xr accept 2 -is made, which notes the -service selected and the IP-number of the remote requestor. +will log an entry to syslog each time a connection is accepted, noting the +service selected and the IP-number of the remote requestor if available. .Pp The .Nm @@ -412,7 +410,9 @@ When given the option, .Nm will wrap all services specified as -.Dq stream tcp nowait +.Dq stream nowait +or +.Dq dgram except for .Dq internal services. If the @@ -421,6 +421,21 @@ option is given twice, such .Dq internal services will be wrapped as well. .Pp +If the +.Fl l +option is specified, all connection attempts are logged, whether they are +allowed, denied or not wrapped at all. Otherwise, only denied requests will +be logged. +.Pp +Note that +.Nm +only wraps requests for a +.Dq wait +service while no servers are available to service requests. Once a +connection to such a service has been allowed, inetd has no control +over subsequent connections to the service until no more servers +are left listening for connection requests. +.Pp When wrapping is enabled, the .Pa tcpd daemon is not required, as that functionality is builtin. |