On Mon, Jun 09, 2003 at 12:20:20PM -0700, Bernhard Beck wrote:
> I ran into something similar a while back that got me banging my head
> against the wall, so here it goes...
> 
> Are you sure you are changing the xinetd config that is actually being used?
> Assuming you are on RedHat or similar, are you changing /etc/xinetd.conf or
> /etc/xinetd.d/amanda ?
> I believe the xinetd.d entry takes precedence.

gentoo.

i had to create the /etc/xinetd.d/amanda file as i've installed amanda
from source.  i've confirmed, from the syslog (and the syscall trace),
that the service is correctly configured.

> Are you restartting xinetd or just getting it to reload the config file?
> restarting might be a safer bet.

i've done both.

> Are you maybe accidentally running iptables on that interface?
> /etc/init.d/iptables status might be enlightening here.

no firewall is running on the interface.

> Do you see any effects changing when connecting after config changes?

?  i don't notice any change in behavior of amanda.  xinetd logs notices
of service changes, if that's what you're referring to.

> What's the output of xinetd in the message log when it starts up?

when xinetd starts up?

    Jun 10 14:21:54 [xinetd] xinetd Version 20030122 started with libwrap 
loadavg options compiled in.
    Jun 10 14:21:54 [xinetd] Started working: 2 available services

> Last resort: pull out tcpdump or ethereal and see what's actually happening
> on the wire.

that's an idea.

-mike

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