How do I find out what inetd.conf services do?

[Stuart Abramson]

Our Security Team has asked the UNIX Team about inedt.conf services:
o..What do they do?
o..Are we using them?
o..Who uses them?
o..Can we turn them off?

How do I find out this info.

For example, here are some inetd entries:

dtspc stream tcp nowait root /usr/dt/bin/dtspcd /usr/dt/bin/dtspcd
rpc xti tcp swait root /usr/dt/bin/rpc.ttdbserver 100083
recserv stream tcp nowait root /usr/lbin/recserv recserv
rpc dgram udp wait root /usr/dt/bin/rpc.cmsd 100068
instl_boots dgram udp wait root /opt/ignite/lbin/instl_bootd instl_bootd
registrar stream tcp nowait root /etc/opt/resmon/lbin/registrar /etc/opt/resmon/lbin/registrar
bpcd stream tcp nowait root /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpcd bpcd
vnetd stream tcp nowait root /usr/openv/bin/vnetd vnetd
vopied stream tcp nowait root /usr/openv/bin/vopied vopied
bpjava-msvc stream tcp nowait root /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpjava-msvc bpjava-msvc
hacl-probe stream tcp nowait root /opt/cmom/lbin/cmomd /opt/cmom/lbin/cmomd
hacl-cfg dgram udp wait root /usr/lbin/cmclconfd cmclconfd
hacl-cfg stream tcp nowait root /usr/lbin/cmclconfd cmclconfd

I can find out what they do by doing a "man" on each one, i.e.- "man recserv", I guess.

How do I find out who is using them?
o..netstat -some option
o..lsof -something or other
o.. ?

[Luk Vandenbussche]

Hi,

These are netbackup services :

bpcd stream tcp nowait root /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpcd bpcd
vnetd stream tcp nowait root /usr/openv/bin/vnetd vnetd
vopied stream tcp nowait root /usr/openv/bin/vopied vopied
bpjava-msvc stream tcp nowait root /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpjava-msvc bpjava-msvc

These are MC/Serviceguard services

hacl-probe stream tcp nowait root /opt/cmom/lbin/cmomd /opt/cmom/lbin/cmomd
hacl-cfg dgram udp wait root /usr/lbin/cmclconfd cmclconfd
hacl-cfg stream tcp nowait root /usr/lbin/cmclconfd cmclconfd

[Stuart Abramson]

Thanks!

[MZ_1]

hey Stewart. just went through this too. besides the obvious and ones answered above, that leave registrar. registrar is the EMS service for hardware errors.

[Stuart Abramson]

Mark:

I'll call you Friday morning to discuss.

How do I find who's using them:

o..netstat -what options
o..lsof -what options
o..rpcinfo ??

Stuart

[Arunvijai_4 · Accepted solution]

1) netstat -na |grep -E "port" will list of who is using to what ?

2) lsof -p

3) rpcinfo -p
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=223018

-Arun

[Brian Markus]

Install Bastille-UX for HP-UX. It has a template with questions. Do you want to have this service on? It does blah blah blah. It's a great way to learn what everyone of the services does. Plus you can cut/paste from the template. :)

http://h20293.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=B6849AA

http://www.bastille-linux.org/jay/

Hope this helps

-Brian.