ports used on /etc/services need some help

[alexia32]

Hello Guys

/etc/services have a bunch of standard ports
Some of those ports are used by some applications on my aix server and so there is conflict..

one of the port that is used by the applications is port 1417 and on /etc/services it is assigned to "timbuktu"

do you think I can assign the standard port to my applications ? if yes how we do that ?

Cheers

 

[khalidaaa]

I think you have to configure this from the application side!

Like for example, we have Cimage application installed in my company and there is a confi file that we have to edit to change the used port by this application!

Regards,
Khalid

 

[psi07004]

If the port is not being used for the named application you can use it for something else. Type "netstat -an | grep LISTEN" and check to see if 1417 is in use. If not, its yours. Just be aware that if you do try to use the named application at a later time, it won't work.

With that said it would be a better idea to change the port used by your application to something else not assigned in the /etc/services file.

If you make changes in /etc/services be sure to run "refresh -s inetd" to inform the daemon of the changes.

 

[alexia32]

Thanks a lot for your advise!