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A daemon process runs independently in the background without a user being logged on. Super daemons like inetd and xinetd control other daemons by handling requests for daemons that are not used often enough to run continuously or have simple jobs. Xinetd is a more secure replacement for inetd that offers more access control options. Xinetd uses configuration files like xinetd.conf and files in /etc/xinetd.d to configure access and security settings for each service, providing more granular control than ine

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