Daytime Protocol - Inetd Implementation

Inetd Implementation

On UNIX-like operating systems a daytime server is usually built into the inetd (or xinetd) daemon. The service is usually not enabled by default. It may be enabled by adding the following lines to the file /etc/inetd.conf and telling inetd to reload its configuration:

daytime stream tcp nowait root internal daytime dgram udp wait root internal

An example output may be:

Tuesday, February 22, 1982 18:45:59-PST