Subject: Re: xinetd warning at boot

[Kurt Sabathy]

>> 
>> "warning: can't get client address: Transport endpoint is not connected"
>> 
>> [snip from /var/log/messages]
>>
>> =>>  Feb 18 14:50:38 magi xinetd[5266]: warning: can't get client address: 
>> Transport endpoint is not connected
>>
>> The host is configured as a dhcp-client in a local network with 
>> firewall/dhcp-server (RH 7.3/Clarkconnect)
>> 
>> I'm not sure what that means and if anyhow this can be corrected.
>> 
>> - Kurt -
>
> Network is running fine on the FC1 host? "nslookup localhost" results in
> 127.0.0.1? Run "grep -nr disable /etc/xinetd.d/*" and see which xinetd
> services are enabled (disable = no). Switch them off and step by step to
> on again. After each step and restarting the xinetd look at syslog if
> the error message comes back again.
>
> Alexander

as quick as you answered as quick was my test:


$  nslookup localhost

Server:         192.168.1.1
Address:        192.168.1.1#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name:   localhost
Address: 127.0.0.1


$ grep -nr disable /etc/xinetd.d/*
/etc/xinetd.d/amanda:14:        disable                 = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/amandaidx:13:     disable                 = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/amidxtape:14:     disable                 = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/chargen:17:       disable         = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/chargen-udp:9:    disable = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/comsat:10:        disable                 = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/cups-lpd:5:       disable = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/daytime:14:       disable         = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/daytime-udp:7:    disable         = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/dbskkd-cdb:14:    disable = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/echo:13:  disable         = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/echo-udp:13:      disable         = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/eklogin:12:       disable         = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/finger:11:        disable         = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/gssftp:13:        disable         = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/imap:13:  disable                 = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/imaps:13: disable                 = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/ipop2:14: disable                 = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/ipop3:13: disable                 = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/klogin:12:        disable         = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/krb5-telnet:12:   disable         = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/kshell:12:        disable         = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/ktalk:6:  disable         = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/ntalk:7:  disable                 = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/pop3s:12: disable                 = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/rexec:13: disable                 = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/rlogin:13:        disable                 = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/rsh:14:   disable                 = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/rsync:6:  disable = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/services:11:      disable         = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/swat:14:  disable         = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/talk:7:   disable                 = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/telnet:12:        disable         = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/tftp:14:  disable                 = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/time:16:  disable         = yes
/etc/xinetd.d/time-udp:17:      disable         = yes

that means there are no enabled services to disable? Are there other things 
to check?

- Kurt -