On Mon, 18 May 2020 20:32:16 +0000 Hauke Fath <hf%spg.tu-darmstadt.de@localhost> wrote: > OTOH, when I run '/etc/rc.d/inetd start', my client cannot connect, > and inetd dies quietly - no core, no log entry anywhere. > > What gives? Can you trace system calls to see what happens, see ktrace(1)? This may give you an idea.