Logging Options

The following logging options are available for both /etc/xinetd.conf and the service-specific configuration files within the /etc/xinetd.d/ directory.

The following is a list of some of the more commonly used logging options:

• ATTEMPT - Logs the fact that a failed attempt was made (log_on_failure).

• DURATION - Logs the length of time the service is used by a remote system (log_on_success).
• EXIT - Logs the exit status or termination signal of the service (log_on_success).
• HOST - Logs the remote host's IP address (log_on_failure and log_on_success).
• PID - Logs the process ID of the server receiving the request (log_on_success).
• USERID - Logs the remote user using the method defined in RFC 1413 for all multi-threaded stream services (log_on_failure andlog_on_success).

For a complete list of logging options, refer to the xinetd.conf man page.