glfs/basicnet/netprogs/tcpwrappers/tcpwrappers-config.xml
Larry Lawrence a4acd46325 whitespace patches, bootdisk patch
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<sect2>
<title>Configuring <application>tcpwrappers</application></title>
<sect3><title>Config files</title>
<para><filename>/etc/hosts.allow</filename>,
<filename>/etc/hosts.deny</filename></para>
<para>File protections: the wrapper, all files used by the wrapper,
and all directories in the path leading to those files, should be
accessible but not writable for unprivileged users (mode 755 or mode
555). Do not install the wrapper set-uid.</para>
<para>Then perform the following edits on the
<filename>/etc/inetd.conf</filename> configuration file:</para>
<screen><userinput>finger stream tcp nowait nobody /usr/sbin/in.fingerd in.fingerd</userinput></screen>
<para>becomes:</para>
<screen><userinput>finger stream tcp nowait nobody /usr/sbin/tcpd in.fingerd</userinput></screen>
<note><para>The finger server is used as an example here.</para></note>
<para>Similar changes must be made if xinetd is used, with the emphasis being
on calling <command>/usr/sbin/tcpd</command> instead of calling the service
daemon directly, and passing the name of the service daemon to tcpd.</para>
</sect3>
</sect2>