> EH> So, if i have xinetd and sshd running, is that duplicating > EH> services? > > Only if your xinetd configuration has sshd enabled under xinetd. > If not, you can run xinetd and sshd simultaneously (since, like I > said, xinetd is basically just a wrapper for services, and if sshd > isn't enabled, it won't be served) > > EH> Or does xinetd intercept calls and then pass them to sshd? > > Yes, xinetd does intercept incoming connections and passes them to > the *xinetd* version of sshd. If you have a standalone version of > sshd running, it won't get the connections that are accepted by > xinetd. > > I know this is confusing, but just remember that you can have > multiple instances of the same server daemon running (think of it > as multiple web browser windows open at the same time).
Ok. I just turned xinetd off, and everything stillseems to be working... Thanks for the rundown. eric -- Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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