[PATCH] Add example xinetd(8) configuration to Documentation/everyday.txt

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[PATCH] Add example xinetd(8) configuration to Documentation/everyday.txt

From: Horst H. von Brand <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:42:28

Many Linux distributions use xinetd(8), not inetd(8).
Give a sample configuration file.

Signed-off-by: Horst H. von Brand <redacted>
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 Documentation/everyday.txt |   23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/everyday.txt b/Documentation/everyday.txt
index 2ad2d61..ffba543 100644
--- a/Documentation/everyday.txt
+++ b/Documentation/everyday.txt
@@ -377,6 +377,29 @@ git	stream	tcp	nowait	nobody \
 +
 The actual configuration line should be on one line.
 
+Run git-daemon to serve /pub/scm from xinetd.::
++
+------------
+$ cat /etc/xinetd.d/git-daemon
+# default: off
+# description: The git server offers access to git repositories
+service git
+{
+        disable = no
+        type            = UNLISTED
+        port            = 9418
+        socket_type     = stream
+        wait            = no
+        user            = root
+        server          = /usr/bin/git-daemon
+        server_args     = --inetd --syslog --export-all --base-path=/pub/scm
+        log_on_failure  += USERID
+}
+------------
++
+Check your xinetd(8) documentation and setup, this is from a Fedora system.
+Others might be different.
+
 Give push/pull only access to developers.::
 +
 ------------
-- 
1.3.3.g16a4

Re: [PATCH] Add example xinetd(8) configuration to Documentation/everyday.txt

From: Dmitry V. Levin <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:42:28

On Sun, Jun 04, 2006 at 07:53:45PM -0400, Horst H. von Brand wrote:
Many Linux distributions use xinetd(8), not inetd(8).
Give a sample configuration file.
[...]
quoted hunk
@@ -377,6 +377,29 @@ git	stream	tcp	nowait	nobody \
[...]
+        user            = root
+        server          = /usr/bin/git-daemon
It is a bad advice to run git-daemon as root.


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