xinetd rejects connection requests on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Issue

• xinetd rejects connectin requests when the cps option is used in a service's xinetd configuration file. The log file records a message similar to:

  Dec 12 00:25:29 hostname1 xinetd[3067]: bind failed (Address already in use (errno = 98)). service = pop3
  

  restarting xinetd (service xinetd restart) will clear the problem temporarily.

• A service will be permanently disabled due to a bind failure that occurs when the service is restarted after being temporarily disabled because the service has hit it CPS limits.