[Pkg-samba-maint] Bug#525185: bad xinetd message during swat installation

[Steve Langasek]

reassign 525185 update-inetd
thanks

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 08:04:55PM +0100, Graham Cobb wrote:
> Package: swat
> Version: 2:3.3.3-1
> Severity: minor

> During installation of swat, the following message is output:

> --------- IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR XINETD USERS ----------
> The following line will be added to your /etc/inetd.conf file:
> 
> swat\t\tstream\ttcp\tnowait.400\troot\t/usr/sbin/tcpd\t/usr/sbin/swat
> 
> If you are indeed using xinetd, you will have to convert the
> above into /etc/xinetd.conf format, and add it manually. See
> /usr/share/doc/xinetd/README.Debian for more information.
> Suggested entry (automatically converted using itox):
> 
> service swatttstreamttcptnowait.400troott
> {
>         type            = RPC
>         rpc_version     = usr/sbin/tcpdt/usr/sbin/swat
> Line 1: socket type missing 
> -----------------------------------------------------------

> The xinetd output has clearly got very confused about the tabs.

> I do not know if this is a samba packaging bug or an itox bug but I have 
> reported it against samba as it clearly causes a problem during the swat
> installation.

Not a samba bug; passing over to update-inetd, which outputs this message.

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