Why does xinetd service fail to start and log "/usr/sbin/xxx is not executable" errors in /var/log/messages file?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Issue

  • xinetd service fails to start and logs following errors in /var/log/messages file:
xinetd[6273]: Server /usr/sbin/xxx is not executable [file=/etc/xinetd.d/xxx] [line=13]
xinetd[6273]: Error parsing attribute server - DISABLING SERVICE [file=/etc/xinetd.d/xxx] [line=13]

Resolution

  • Make sure if the command path defined in /etc/xinetd.d/xxx is correct.
  • Delete /etc/xinetd.d/xxx file unless you need it as one of the xinetd services.

Root Cause

  • /usr/sbin/xxx binary is missing in the system.

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