xinetd

This is the xinetd module.

Overview

This module configures xinetd, and exposes the xinetd::service definition for adding new services.

Class: xinetd

Sets up the xinetd daemon. Has options for you in case you have specific package names and service needs.

Parameters

• confdir
• conffile
• package_name
• service_name
• service_restart
• service_status
• service_hasrestart
• service_hasstatus

Definition: xinetd::service

Sets up a xinetd service. All parameters match up with xinetd.conf(5) man page.

Parameters:

• server - required - determines the program to execute for this service
• port - required - determines the service port
• cps - optional
• flags - optional
• per_source - optional
• server_args - optional
• disable - optional - defaults to "no"
• socket_type - optional - defaults to "stream"
• protocol - optional - defaults to "tcp"
• user - optional - defaults to "root"
• group - optional - defaults to "root"
• instances - optional - defaults to "UNLIMITED"
• wait - optional - based on $protocol will default to "yes" for udp and "no" for tcp
• service_type - optional - type setting in xinetd

Sample Usage

xinetd::service { 'tftp':
  port        => '69',
  server      => '/usr/sbin/in.tftpd',
  server_args => '-s /var/lib/tftp/',
  socket_type => 'dgram',
  protocol    => 'udp',
  cps         => '100 2',
  flags       => 'IPv4',
  per_source  => '11',
}

Supported OSes

Supports Debian, FreeBSD, Suse, RedHat, and Amazon Linux OS Families.