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Geoff, I suggest you just point the list there for now.
---Steve Morris <smorris AT xionics DOT com> wrote:
>
>
> Argh!! The search function is temporarily disabled for the archives.
I know
> these questions are answered in the archives somewhere.
>
> Please feel free to point me to documentation. Give me advice today
and you
> help me today. Give me a pointer to documentation and you help me
for life. Or
> is that fish. ;)
>
> On Sergey's web page he says:
> > How to run inetd:
> > ...
> > Windows NT: remove "Simple TCP/IP services" (if any) - inetd have
the same
> > functionality built-in.
> >
> > Start /usr/local/sbin/inetd as a service using srvany utility from
Windows NT
> > Resource Kit, or freeware AutoexNT or invoker utility. Inetd
should be started
> > with "-d" option (see corresponding manuals how to provide command
line
> > options for started applications). You will have no easy ability
to stop inetd
> > service running without -d option (kill from resource kit will
help you).
>
> Ok so far.
>
> > The account of a service must have a valid cygwin's mount table.
>
> 1) How is the account of a service determined. I see no reference to
it in the
> service control. Should I create a special account just for
inetd? Does
> this help me control security? Or do I just use the
administrators account?
> I will be up 24x7 so security will be an important issue.
>
> 2) How do I create mount tables for various accounts? Actually what
I really
> want to know is where is the cygwin mount behavior documented. I
have been
> meaning to figure out how to switch to binary mounts anyway. So
far I have
> a vanilla install with whatever mount table the install gave me.
Since I
> have only a large C: drive this works but is probably not optimal.
>
> 3) As long as I am asking, where is the documentation for the cygwin32
> environment variables? I see them mentioned often on this list
but I have
> never seen the doc.
>
> 4) Is this the same inetd package that comes with linux. Can I use
that doc to
> figure out configuration issues?
>
> Thanks and sorry for cluttering the bandwidth with previously answered
> questions.
>
> Steve Morris
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