You have replaced inetd with xinetd.What must be done after installing to ensure that your machine will work correctly?

You have replaced inetd with xinetd.What must be done after installing to ensure that your machine will work correctly?

You have replaced inetd with xinetd.What must be done after installing to ensure that your machine will work correctly?

A.
You must add a symbolic link from inetd.conf to xinetd.conf.

B.
You don’t have to do anything because they are compatible.

C.
You must create a new configuration file for xinetd.

D.
You must run xinetd-configure first.

Explanation/Reference:
From http://www.xinetd.org/faq.html:
Q. Is it compatible with inetd ?
A. No, its configuration file has a different format than inetd’s one and it understands different signals. However the signal-to-action assignment can be changed and a program has been included to convert inetd.conf to xinetd.conf.

[the programs are called itox and xconv.pl]



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