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How does inetd know which process to send incoming data to?

I'm trying to replace a inetd/xinetd service by a standalone one. What is the simplest I can do this? Is there some standard code to get started?

Solution

  • How does inetd know which process to send incoming data to

    It spawns it (typically using fork() followed by exec*()), so it has the process-id.

    Is there some standard code to get started?

    What about xinetd's sources?