Sample /etc/inetd.conf file containing services spawned by inetd
/etc/inetd.conf file format
• Service name (port # defined in /etc/services)
• Socket type (stream
or dgram)
• Protocol (tcp, udp,
rpc/tcp, or rpc/udp)
• Wait status (wait
or nowait)
• Username (service
run as)
• Server program
• Server program
arguments
Use of inetd.conf to create backdoor listeners and attack
relays