Configuring and Managing MPE/iX Internet Services (MPE/iX 6.5)

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Internet Daemon
Troubleshooting inetd
The following diagnostic and error messages are generated by problems
in the inetd security file.
Message Explanation
/usr/adm/inetd.sec:
Field contains
other characters in
addition to * for
service
The wildcard character (*) is used in combination with additional
integer(s) in one part of an address field, which is not allowed. For
example, the Internet address 10.5*.8.7 entered in the inetd
security file will generate an error message because the second field
includes a 5 followed by the * character. Either integers or the
wildcard character is allowed in one part of an address field.
/usr/adm/inetd.sec:
Missing low value
in range for
service
You have used the range indicator (-) in the wrong way in an entry in
the inetd security file. For example, the second field of the Internet
address 10.-5.8.7 is incorrect because it does not include both a
starting range number (“high value”) and the ending range number
(“low value”). A correct use of the range indicator in an Internet
address would be 10.8-5.8.7.
/usr/adm/inetd.sec:
Missing high value
in range for
service
You have used the range indicator (-) in the wrong way in an entry in
the inetd security file. For example, the second field of the Internet
address 10.5-.8.7 is incorrect because it does not include both a
starting range number (“high value”) and the ending range number
(“low value”). A correct use of the range indicator in an Internet
address would be 10.8-5.8.7.
/usr/adm/inetd.sec:
High value in range
is lower than low
value for service
You expressed a range of numbers incorrectly in an entry in the
inetd security file. For example, the second field of the Internet
address 10.5-8.8.7 is incorrect because the starting range number
(“high value”) is lower than the ending range number (“low value”). A
correct use of the range indicator in an Internet address would be
10.8-5.8.7.
/usr/adm/inetd.sec:
allow/deny field
does not have a
valid entry for
service.
The entry in the second column is not one of the keywords allow or
deny. The inetd server ignores the entry and does not implement
security for this service unless there is a subsequent entry in the
inetd security file for this service that is correct.