Re: Xfs from xinetd?

On Wed, Dec 08, 2004 at 12:10:27AM -0800, John Davidorff Pell wrote:
> I'm having terrible trouble trying to figure out some way to start xfs 
> (X Font Server) from xinetd. I don't want it running all the time, and 
> would like it to quit once the connection is closed.
> 
> I'm trying to understand how xinetd works, it seems like xfs needs tcp 
> wrappers support to work? What do I do? Help!
> 
> I've been googling as best I can and can't find anything useful... 
> pointers in the right direction are appreciated!

You can't just take any network application and make it work out of
xinetd.  The application needs to be written to support running out
of an inetd.  I am not all that familiar with xfs, but from a cursory
examination of the man page, it does not support running from an inetd.

Rob