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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!metro!munnari.OZ.AU!uunet!in1.uu.net!206.154.70.8!news.webspan.net!ix.netcom.com!netcom.com.nojunkemailplease.com!not-for-email From: nobody@not.for.email (Timothy J. Lee) Subject: Re: What's the difference between inetd.conf and rc.local? Message-ID: <timleeEC0C3t.II7@netcom.com> Followup-To: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Sender: timlee@netcom18.netcom.com Reply-To: see-signature-for-email-address---ads-not-welcome References: <33a87ec8.2658713@news4.odn.ne.jp> Date: Thu, 19 Jun 1997 05:19:05 GMT Lines: 18 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:43154 luoht@usa.net (Michael Law) writes: |Some services ( such as POP3 ) are started by adding a line to the |'inetd.conf' file. But when I install IRCD, I have to start it within |'rc.local'. What's the difference between these files? Is there any |other way to start a service when the system boot? inetd.conf is used by the inetd program to start services on an as-needed basis (such daemons may run from there, or exit after serving one session). rc.local starts up services at startup; the daemons just run from there, whether they are used or not. See "man inetd" for more information on inetd. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Timothy J. Lee timlee@ Unsolicited bulk or commercial email is not welcome. netcom.com No warranty of any kind is provided with this message.