LPI Exam Questions

which config option will disable the service?

For xinetd service definition, which config option will disable the service?

Answer: disable

Explanation:
From the man pages:
xinetd.conf is the configuration file that determines the services provided by xinetd.
disable this is boolean "yes" or "no". This will result in the service being disabled and not starting.

Example:
service myorg_server
{
disable=no
type=INTERNAL
socket_type=stream
protocol=tcp
wait=no
user=root
server=/usr/etc/my_server_exec
}