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Description of problem: RHAS 3 FCS is installed on intel platform. Linux test1 2.4.21-4.ELsmp #1 SMP Fri Oct 3 17:52:56 EDT 2003 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux Configured a rpc service in /etc/xinetd.d and don't see this rpc service is started by xinetd. But, when "rpcinfo -p", this rpc program is registered. # default: on service toto_server { disable = no type = RPC socket_type = dgram wait = yes protocol = udp rpc_version = 1 rpc_number = 100145 user = root server = /etc/init.d/in.toto_server } # rpcinfo -p ... 100145 1 udp 32777 toto_server However, the rpc service can be started manually. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. add toto_server config file in /etc/xinetd.d 2. cp in.toto_server to /etc/init.d/ 3. add a line "toto_server 100145" to /etc/rpc. 4. service xinetd restart from /var/log/messages: May 13 15:25:28 test1 xinetd: xinetd shutdown succeeded May 13 15:25:28 test1 xinetd: xinetd startup succeeded May 13 15:25:30 test1 xinetd[3928]: xinetd Version 2.3.12 started with libwrap loadavg options compiled in. May 13 15:25:30 test1 xinetd[3928]: Started working: 5 available services ps -ef | grep toto root 3961 3075 0 15:28 ttyS1 00:00:00 grep toto Actual results: I don't see toto_server is running. Expected results: toto_server should be running as it is started manually. Additional info:
Created attachment 100224 [details] toto_server binary
Xinetd never starts any servers until a client request for that service is received, so no toto_server process will exist until a client attempts to access it.
OK. Now I can see toto_server is started up by xinetd when a client (toto_client) requests it. But, the first run always get rpc timed out as the toto_server is just started up and miss this request. However the subsequent runs are fine. How do I handle this situation?