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Redirects TCP connections from one IP address and port to another. rinetd is a single-process server which handles any number of connections address/port pairs. Since rinetd runs as a single process using nonblocking I/O, it is able to redirect a large number of connections without a severe impact on the machine.
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$NetBSD: patch-ac,v 1.1.1.1 2003/10/01 01:15:44 grant Exp $
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--- rinetd.8.orig 2003-04-15 11:19:44.000000000 +1000
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+++ rinetd.8
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@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@
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.Nd internet
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.Dq redirection server
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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-.Nm /usr/sbin/rinetd
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+.Nm @PREFIX@/sbin/rinetd
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.Sh VERSION
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Version 0.62, 04/14/2003.
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Nm rinetd
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redirects TCP connections from one IP address and port to another. rinetd
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is a single-process server which handles any number of connections to
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-the address/port pairs specified in the file /etc/rinetd.conf.
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+the address/port pairs specified in the file @PKG_SYSCONFDIR@/rinetd.conf.
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Since rinetd runs as a single process using nonblocking I/O, it is
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able to redirect a large number of connections without a severe
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impact on the machine. This makes it practical to run TCP services
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@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ redirect FTP, because FTP requires more
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.Pp
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rinetd is typically launched at boot time, using the following syntax:
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.Pp
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-/usr/sbin/rinetd
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+@PREFIX@/sbin/rinetd
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.Pp
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-The configuration file is found in the file /etc/rinetd.conf, unless
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+The configuration file is found in the file @PKG_SYSCONFDIR@/rinetd.conf, unless
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another file is specified using the -c command line option.
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.Sh FORWARDING RULES
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Most entries in the configuration file are forwarding rules. The
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@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ The -v command line option displays the
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The kill -1 signal (SIGHUP) can be used to cause rinetd
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to reload its configuration file without interrupting existing
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connections.
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-Under Linux\(tm the process id is saved in the file \fI/var/run/rinetd.pid\fR
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+The process id is saved in the file \fI/var/run/rinetd.pid\fR
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to facilitate the kill -HUP. An alternate
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filename can be provided by using the <code>pidlogfile</code>
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configuration file option.
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