xinetd/ init not working for me

Bruce Dobrin dobrin@imageworks.com
Mon Jan 13 03:04:00 GMT 2003


Thank you!  Works perfectly now!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sergey Okhapkin" <sos@sokhapkin.dyndns.org>
To: "'Bruce Dobrin'" <dobrin@imageworks.com>; <cygwin@cygwin.com>
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 11:47 AM
Subject: RE: xinetd/ init not working for me


> Stop init service, remove /var/log/servicelog and make sure /var/log
> directory is writeable for all. Start init service.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com
> > [mailto:cygwin-owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Bruce Dobrin
> > Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 2:37 PM
> > To: Sergey Okhapkin; cygwin@cygwin.com
> > Subject: Re: xinetd/ init not working for me
> >
> >
> > Thanks Sergey,  that is exactly what I did (said "yes" to
> > overwrite).  I've re-installed and now init runs xinetd.  now
> > I get an error (in the error
> > log) after xinetd loads the appropriate services "xinetd:
> > creation of default log failed." followed by: "xinetd:Started
> > working: 0 available services."
> >
> > I'm not sure where to look here,  I did notice a "touch
> > /var/lock/subsys/xinetd" which is successful in the xinetd
> > startup,  so I'm not sure where the log is or how to make it
> > work.  Or is there something else I should be doing?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Bruce
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > From: "Sergey Okhapkin" <sos@sokhapkin.dyndns.org>
> > To: "Bruce Dobrin" <dobrin@imageworks.com>; <cygwin@cygwin.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 5:41 AM
> > Subject: Re: xinetd/ init not working for me
> >
> >
> > > OK, let's troubleshut the problem step by step. I need to find out
> > > first where the problem is, in init, initscripts or xinetd.
> > I suspect
> > > when you
> > run
> > > init-config you answered "yes" to overwrite an existing
> > /etc/inittab
> > > installed by initscripts package. What are the last three lines of
> > > /etc/inittab? They should be like:
> > >
> > > # Run xdm in runlevel 5
> > > # xdm is now a separate service
> > > #x:5:respawn:/etc/X11/prefdm -nodaemon
> > >
> > > If (you inittab is different)
> > >     please reinstall initscripts package.
> > > else
> > >     post the printout of "ls -l /etc/inittab /etc/rc.d
> > > /etc/rc.d/init.d"
> > >
> > > Sergey Okhapkin
> > > Somerset, NJ
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Bruce Dobrin" <dobrin@imageworks.com>
> > > To: "Sergey Okhapkin" <sos@sokhapkin.dyndns.org>;
> > <cygwin@cygwin.com>
> > > Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 9:35 PM
> > > Subject: Re: xinetd/ init not working for me
> > >
> > >
> > > > no,
> > > > the only 3 messages are:
> > > >
> > > > entering runlevel 3
> > > > no more processes left at this runlevel
> > > > `init` service started
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Sergey Okhapkin" <sos@sokhapkin.dyndns.org>
> > > > To: "Bruce Dobrin" <dobrin@imageworks.com>; <cygwin@cygwin.com>
> > > > Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 6:23 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: xinetd/ init not working for me
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Are there any errors in NT application error log on
> > init startup?
> > > > >
> > > > > Sergey Okhapkin
> > > > > Somerset, NJ
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Bruce Dobrin" <dobrin@imageworks.com>
> > > > > To: <cygwin@cygwin.com>
> > > > > Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 9:10 PM
> > > > > Subject: xinetd/ init not working for me
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > I just upgraded to 1.3.18 and noticed a version  of init and
> > > > > > xinetd.
> > > I
> > > > > > turned off inetd and  installed xinetd, chkconfig,
> > sysvinit, and
> > > > > > the initscripts,  Ran init-config and xinetd-config.
> > chkconfig
> > > > > > says
> > that
> > > > > xinetd
> > > > > > is on at runlevel3, net start init starts init at
> > runlevel3 ,
> > > > > > but
> > > > doesn't
> > > > > > start xinetd.  If I manualy start xinetd (either with
> > > > > > /etc/rc.d/init.d/xinetd start  or   /usr/sbin/xinetd
> > -d) it appears
> > to
> > > > set
> > > > > > up the various services,  but when I try to access
> > the machine
> > > > > > using
> > > an
> > > > > > xinetd service (telnet or rlogin) I get :
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 03/1/3@18:04:10: DEBUG: {server_start} Starting service login
> > > > > > 03/1/3@18:04:10: DEBUG: {main_loop} active_services = 14
> > > > > > 03/1/3@18:04:10: ERROR: {set_credentials} setuid failed:
> > > > > > Permission
> > > > denied
> > > > > > (errno = 13)
> > > > > > 03/1/3@18:04:10: DEBUG: {main_loop} active_services = 14
> > > > > > 03/1/3@18:04:10: DEBUG: {main_loop} select returned 1
> > > > > > 03/1/3@18:04:10: DEBUG: {check_pipe} Got signal 20
> > (Child status
> > > > changed)
> > > > > > 03/1/3@18:04:10: DEBUG: {child_exit} waitpid returned = 3056
> > > > > > 03/1/3@18:04:10: DEBUG: {server_end} login server 3056 exited
> > > > > > 03/1/3@18:04:10: DEBUG: {svc_postmortem} Checking log size of
> > > > > > login
> > > > > service
> > > > > > 03/1/3@18:04:10: INFO: {conn_free} freeing connection
> > > > > > 03/1/3@18:04:10: DEBUG: {child_exit} waitpid returned = -1
> > > > > > 03/1/3@18:04:10: DEBUG: {main_loop} active_services = 14
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I've tried adding the services to the hosts.allow
> > file and a few
> > > > > > oth
> > er
> > > > > > things,  but no luck so far,  I've also been through
> > the cygwin
> > > > > > and
> > > > xinetd
> > > > > > lists and haven't turned anything up.
> > > > > > Oh,  inetd works just fine,  but I'd like to use xinetd if I
> > > > > > could.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > thanks for any help.
> > > > > > Bruce Dobrin
> > > > > > dobrin@imageworks.com
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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