--- a/xinetd/xinetd.man +++ b/xinetd/xinetd.man @@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ provide features such as access control and logging. Furthermore, .I /etc/services. Therefore, anybody can use \fBxinetd\fP to start special-purpose servers. +.LP +BEWARE of xinetd reload termination handling. +For services with type = INTERNAL, SIGTERM signal will be sent. +For services without type = INTERNAL, SIGKILL signall will be sent. +Take this into an account when dealing with proper handling of the SIGTERM and SIGKILL. +It is important to be aware of this as your xinetd service could be killed on a xinetd reload. .\" *************************** OPTIONS ********************************* .SH OPTIONS .TP -- 1.9.3