Open System Services Management and Operations Guide (G06.30+, H06.08+, J06.03+)

The OSS Monitor updates the OSS resource agent server entries in the ZOSSSERV file each time
the OSS Monitor starts.
Configuration Files for the Network Services Servers and Tools
The following subsections briefly discuss the configuration files for the following programs:
• “inetd” (page 117)
• “rshd” (page 118)
• “portmap” (page 118)
• “RPCINFO” (page 119)
• “BIND 9 Domain Name Server and Tools” (page 119)
The remote execution server, rexecd, does not have a configuration file.
inetd
The inetd process reads its configuration file when it is started or interrupted. That file defines
the servers to be invoked when a request comes in from the network. The file contains a table with
port-to-service assignments, used to service requests that start servers. Using the information in its
configuration file, inetd invokes the appropriate server for the connection request.
The configuration file used by inetd is either a default file or a file specified in the command that
starts inetd. The default configuration file is /etc/inetd.conf. HP provides a sample
configuration file, /etc/inetd.conf.sample. In this sample configuration file, by default, the
services are in the disabled state. See “inetd” (page 123) for a description of how to modify
/etc/inetd.conf. The $SYSTEM.ZTCPIP.PORTCONF file provides analogous information for
the Guardian LISTNER process, so you should coordinate content between PORTCONF and the
inetd configuration file.
CAUTION: Changes to /etc/inetd.conf might be overwritten during any future installation
or reinstallation of the corresponding T9660 product files. See “OSS Sockets Applications”
(page 125) for ways to avoid this problem.
See the inetd(8) reference page either online or in the Open System Services Shell and Utilities
Reference Manual for the format of entries in the inetd configuration file.
inetd and OSS sockets provide functions that depend on the content of the following files in the
/etc directory:
hosts
networks
protocols
resolv.conf
services
These OSS files contain the same kind of information as is used by Guardian sockets programs in
the Guardian environment. Guardian sockets services are configured using the following files:
$SYSTEM.ZTCPIP.HOSTS
$SYSTEM.ZTCPIP.IPNODES (for NonStop TCP/IPv6 only)
$SYSTEM.ZTCPIP.NETWORKS
$SYSTEM.ZTCPIP.PROTOCOL
$SYSTEM.ZTCPIP.RESCONF
$SYSTEM.ZTCPIP.SERVICES
Configuration Files 117