Did you create a link for the file under the POSIX shell?

You need to ln  /etc/inetd.conf (the POSIX name) to the inetdcnf.net.sys (the
MPE name).

I think you need to do this for the security file as well.

Scott Tunbridge
Netscape U.K.
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Andreas Schmidt wrote:

> is there an END_OF_LINE in line 1 (# For information ...) and 4 (# Note:
> ...)
> It looks like in my eMail but may not the case.
> On the other hand the error looks like that the line Configuring and Blank
> lines are interpreted as commands ...
> the rest is O.K. out of my perspective.
>
> Best regards, Andreas Schmidt, CSC, Germany
>
> [log in to unmask] on 10/16/98 04:00:39 PM
>
> Please respond to [log in to unmask]
>
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> cc:    (bcc: Andreas Schmidt/HI/CSC)
> Subject:  Telnet Inbound Service
>
> I am having some trouble with my telnet server at MPE 5.5.
> I have all the files copied and setup on the net.sys group
> and have issues a newlink command on the services,
> protocol,unetdcnf and the inetdsec files.  When I stream the
> job jinetd.net.sys I receive the following errors on the
> console and $stdlist:
>
> 9:42/#J26/78//etc/inetd.conf:  Error: Invalid argument
> 9:42/#J26/78//etc/inetd.conf: Unusable configuration file
>
> I have  looked at the inetdcnf.net.sys file and also
> reissued the newlink command but cannot resolve the
> error it seems to find in the file.  Thanks for any help
>
> This is what the inetdcnf looks like :
>
> # For information on how to configure this file refer to the
> Configuring
> # and Managing Internet Services manual
> #
> # Note: The entries cannot be preceded by a blank space.
> Blank lines
> # and lines beginning with a pound sign(#) are ignored.
> #
> ############################################################
> ##########
> #
> # Internet server configuration database
> #
> echo         stream tcp nowait MANAGER.SYS internal
> echo         dgram  udp nowait MANAGER.SYS internal
> daytime      stream tcp nowait MANAGER.SYS internal
> daytime      dgram  udp nowait MANAGER.SYS internal
> time         stream tcp nowait MANAGER.SYS internal
> time         dgram  udp nowait MANAGER.SYS internal
> discard      stream tcp nowait MANAGER.SYS internal
> discard      dgram  udp nowait MANAGER.SYS internal
> chargen      stream tcp nowait MANAGER.SYS internal
> chargen      dgram  udp nowait MANAGER.SYS internal
> telnet       stream tcp nowait MANAGER.SYS internal
> #bootps       dgram  udp wait   MANAGER.SYS /SYS/NET/BOOTPD
> bootpd
> #tftp         dgram  udp wait   USER.TFTP /SYS/NET/TFTPD
> tftpd
> :
>
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