Re: inetd(8): continue or exit on error?

[mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)]

tlaronde%polynum.com@localhost writes:

>If inetd is not running, if the administrator doesn't look at the logs,

That's why people monitor services and logs and use manual or
automated procedures to validate and deploy configuration changes.

>At least, wouldn't it be worth to add a flag simply to parse and
>validate the syntax without running the daemon?

It's always a good thing to be able to validate a configuration.