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.

##2015-02-10 - Release 1.5.0 ###Summary This release adds some new parameters and also pins to rspec-puppet 1.x until migration.

####Features

• New parameters in class xinetd
  • package_ensure
  • purge_confdir
• New parameter in xinetd::service
  • nice

##2015-01-20 - Release 1.4.0 ###Summary

This release adds support for Gentoo and improves FreeBSD support

####Features

• Gentoo support added
• Better defaults for group for FreeBSD
• Add deprecation warning for $xtype parameter

##2014-07-15 - Release 1.3.1 ###Summary

This release merely updates metadata.json so the module can be uninstalled and upgraded via the puppet module command.

##2014-06-18 - Release 1.3.0 ####Features

• Add 'log_on_success', 'log_on_success_operator' and 'log_on_failure_operator parameters to xinetd::service
• Add 'service_restart', 'service_status', 'service_hasrestart', and 'service_hasstatus' parameters to class xinetd.
• Add support for Amazon Linux.
• License changes to ASLv2
• Testing and documentation updates.

####Bugfixes

• Remove duplicated $log_on_failure parameter

##2013-07-30 - Release 1.2.0 ####Features

• Add confdir, conffile, package_name, and service_name parameters to Class['xinetd']
• Add support for FreeBSD and Suse.
• Add log_on_failure, service_name, groups, no_access, access_times, log_type, only_from, and xtype parameters to Xinetd::Service define

####Bugfixes

• Redesign for xinetd::params pattern
• Add validation
• Add unit testing

##2012-06-07 - Release 1.1.0

• Add port and bind options to services
• make services deletable

##2010-08-12 - Release 1.0.1 -added documentation

##2010-06-24 - Release 1.0.0

• initial release