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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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