inetd: inetd (Internet super-server) inetd: inetd: This is a program to listen for connections on certain Internet inetd: sockets and invokes a program to service the request. Essentially, inetd: inetd allows running one daemon to invoke several others, reducing inetd: load on the system. Many of the network services are run through inetd: inetd, so you'll probably need it. inetd: inetd: This version of inetd was ported from OpenBSD. inetd: inetd: