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NAME
DebianNet - create, remove, enable or disable entry in /etc/inetd.
DESCRIPTION
You can use the functions in DebianNet to to add, remove, enable or
disable entries in the /etc/inetd.conf file. After the /etc/inetd.conf
file has been changed, a SIGHUP signal will be sent to the inetd
process to make sure that inetd will use the new /etc/inetd.conf file.
The functions can also be used to add entries that are commented out by
default. They will be treated like normal entries. That also means that
if you already have an entry that is commented out you can't add an
entry for the same service without removing the old one first.
The DebianNet functions treat entries that are commented out by a
single '#' character as entries that have been commented out by a user.
It will not change such entries.
For shell scripts you can also use the update-inetd command. See
update-inetd(8) for further information.
VARIABLES
$DebianNet::INETD_CONF
Contains a scalar filename to use as the inetd config file (e.g.
for testing purposes).
Defaults to /etc/inetd.conf.
$DebianNet::SEP
Contains the entry comment characters. This is only necessary if
you have to deal with two (or more) services of the same name.
Defaults to "#<off># " as the comment characters.
$DebianNet::MULTI
Contains a boolean that decides whether to disable/remove more than
one entry at a time. If you try to remove more than one entry at a
time without using this option the program will show a warning and
will ask the user whether to continue.
Defaults to false.
$DebianNet::VERBOSE
Contains a boolean to select whether to explain verbosely what is
being done.
Defaults to false.
FUNCTIONS
$rc = DebianNet::add_service($newentry, $group)
Add $newentry to the group $group of the /etc/inetd.conf file. If
the entry already exist it will be enabled (it will also detect
entries with different program options). Using $group is optional
(the default group is the group OTHER). If the group does not exist
the entry will be placed at the end of the file.
Returns 1 on success, and -1 on failure. This function might call
exit() due to debconf prompt answers.
$rc = DebianNet::remove_service($entry)
Remove $entry from /etc/inetd.conf. You can use a regular
expression to remove the entry.
Returns 1 on success, and -1 on failure.
$rc = DebianNet::disable_service($service, $pattern)
Disable $service (e.g. "ftp") in /etc/inetd.conf. Using $pattern is
optional (see enable_service()).
Returns 1 on success, and -1 on failure.
$rc = DebianNet::enable_service($service, $pattern)
Enable $service (e.g. "ftp") in /etc/inetd.conf. Using $pattern is
optional. It can be used to select a service. You only need this
option if you have two (or more) services of the same name.
An example: you have three ftp entries in the /etc/inetd.conf file
(all disabled by default) and you want to enable the entry which
uses the vsftpd daemon. To do this, use the pattern "vsftpd" (or
any other regular expression that matches this entry).
Returns 1 on success, and -1 on failure.
CHANGES
Version 1.13
New variables: $VERSION, $VERBOSE, $MULTI, $SEP, $INETD_CONF.
Deprecated variables: $version, $verbose, $multi, $sep, $inetdcf.
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