[gentoo-server] xinetd 2.3.11 - can't find protocols

[Bryn Hughes]

I've got xinetd 2.3.11 installed on my gentoo-ppc 1.4 server.  All I'm 
planning on using xinetd for is amanda but it seems I can't get any 
services whatsoever to work.  xinetd appears to not be able to read (or 
process) the contents of /etc/protocols.

Here's what I get in my logs:

[...]
Jan 16 13:17:45 bluemeanie xinetd[10119]: Reading included 
configuration file: /etc/xinetd.d/amanda [line=13]
Jan 16 13:17:45 bluemeanie xinetd[10119]: Protocol udp not in 
/etc/protocols [line=8]
Jan 16 13:17:45 bluemeanie xinetd[10119]: Error parsing attribute 
protocol - DISABLING SERVICE [line=8]
Jan 16 13:17:46 bluemeanie xinetd[10119]: Protocol tcp not in 
/etc/protocols [line=22]
Jan 16 13:17:46 bluemeanie xinetd[10119]: Error parsing attribute 
protocol - DISABLING SERVICE [line=22]
Jan 16 13:17:46 bluemeanie xinetd[10119]: Protocol tcp not in 
/etc/protocols [line=34]
Jan 16 13:17:46 bluemeanie xinetd[10119]: Error parsing attribute 
protocol - DISABLING SERVICE [line=34]
Jan 16 13:17:46 bluemeanie xinetd[10119]: Reading included 
configuration file: /etc/xinetd.d/chargen-tcp [line=42]
Jan 16 13:17:47 bluemeanie xinetd[10119]: Protocol tcp not in 
/etc/protocols [line=9]
Jan 16 13:17:47 bluemeanie xinetd[10119]: Error parsing attribute 
protocol - DISABLING SERVICE [line=9]

Obviously I've checked /etc/protocols for tcp and udp:

[...]
tcp     6       TCP             # transmission control protocol
udp     17      UDP             # user datagram protocol

And verified that /etc/protocols is readable:
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1.8K Jan  2 09:44 /etc/protocols

My past experience with xinetd has generally been pretty good - it 
usually just works baring any silly config file errors.  Anyone have 
any ideas?

Bryn

Bryn Hughes
Network Specialist
Linux/OS X Support
Vancouver Community College