Xinetd parses and applies its configuration line by line. If a user wants to specify NAMEINARGS as a flag, it has to be *before* specifying 'server_args'. Author: Jan Synacek Resolves: #1037565 --- a/xinetd/parse.c 2013-11-21 10:51:25.025436376 +0100 +++ b/xinetd/parse.c 2013-11-21 14:45:44.374121057 +0100 @@ -633,7 +633,28 @@ static status_e identify_attribute( entr if ( (*ap->a_parser)( attr_values, scp, op ) == OK ) { /* This is the normal path. */ - SC_SPECIFY( scp, ap->a_id ) ; + /* If flags contain NAMEINARGS and server_args is already set, disable the service. + Server args are already set incorrectly. */ + if ( strcmp( ap->a_name, "flags" ) == 0 && + SC_SERVER_ARGV( scp ) ) + { + int i = 0, n = pset_count( attr_values ) ; + for ( ; i < n ; i++ ) { + char *v = (char *)pset_pointer( attr_values, i ) ; + if ( strcmp( v, "NAMEINARGS" ) == 0 ) + break ; + } + + if ( i != n ) { + parsemsg( LOG_ERR, func, + "NAMEINARGS flag is set after server_args - DISABLING SERVICE" ) ; + SC_DISABLE( scp ) ; + } + } + else + { + SC_SPECIFY( scp, ap->a_id ) ; + } } else if ( entry_type == SERVICE_ENTRY ) { --- a/xinetd/xinetd.conf.man 2013-12-03 10:06:35.717977075 +0100 +++ b/xinetd/xinetd.conf.man 2013-12-03 10:41:14.779089430 +0100 @@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ This will cause the first argument in "server_args" to be argv[0] when executing the server, as specified in "server". This allows you to use tcpd by putting tcpd in "server" and the name of the server in "server_args" -like in normal inetd. +like in normal inetd. This flag has to be specified before "server_args", +otherwise is not taken into account. .TP .B NODELAY If the service is a tcp service and the NODELAY flag is set, then the