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CHAPTER 17 Service Access Facility

17.6 Network Port Monitors


The listen port monitor is the network listener daemon. Multiple services can be provided by each instance of listen. The administrative files for listen are configured using the pmadm and nlsadmin commands.

The network listener plays a role similar to that of inetd and provides additional services, such as network printing service between System V and BSD machines.

The listen monitor can be

17.6.1 - Adding a Listener
17.6.2 - Listing a Listener
17.6.3 - Listener Control Commands
17.6.4 - Adding Services to the Listener
17.6.5 - List a Listen Status
17.6.6 - Enable a Listen Service

Unix System Administration - 8 AUG 1996
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