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Bug 1414695 - Provide native systemd unit files for all xinted inbuilt services
Summary: Provide native systemd unit files for all xinted inbuilt services
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Classification: Red Hat
Component: xinetd
Version: 7.4
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Jan Synacek
QA Contact: qe-baseos-daemons
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2017-01-19 09:29 UTC by Jijesh Kalliyat
Modified: 2020-09-10 10:08 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Doc Type: Enhancement
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Last Closed: 2017-01-25 11:50:00 UTC
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Attachments (Terms of Use)
Control script (592 bytes, application/x-shellscript)
2017-01-19 09:54 UTC, Martin Poole 		no flags Details
xinetd service instance script (207 bytes, text/plain)
2017-01-19 09:57 UTC, Martin Poole 		no flags Details
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Comment 3 Martin Poole 2017-01-19 09:54:39 UTC 
Created attachment 1242424 [details]
Control script

This script "/usr/sbin/xinetd-alloff" should be used in the current xinetd systemd unit file as  ExecStartPre  to disable all services (in case ones have been manual selected outside systemd control.

Individual service control comes with an instance service script.
Comment 4 Martin Poole 2017-01-19 09:57:20 UTC 
Created attachment 1242425 [details]
xinetd service instance script

This script "/usr/lib/systemd/system/xinetd-inbuilt@.service" provides the instance template for the inbuilt services of xinetd.

In fact it can be used for any xinetd controlled service.
Comment 5 Martin Poole 2017-01-19 10:00:23 UTC 
Instance usage example.

systemctl enable xinetd-inbuilt@echo-stream.service
Comment 6 Jan Synacek 2017-01-19 10:44:47 UTC 
I don't understand why you would want to do something like this. Why not call chkconfig directly?
Comment 7 Martin Poole 2017-01-19 11:04:57 UTC 
The main point of the customer is that having to use chkconfig means they have to maintain both systemd unit files and chkconfig control scripts.

Given systemd has effectively obsoleted the need to use xinetd for anything other than its inbuilt services it makes a for a more unified experience to have xinetd provide the integration elements, via a unit template, to allow control of its internal services by using native systemctl commands.
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