you could try something like this: $ tce-load -i inetutils-servers
inetutils.tcz: OK
inetutils-servers.tcz: OK
$ sudo su
# echo "ftp stream tcp4 nowait root /usr/local/sbin/ftpd ftpd -A" > /usr/local/etc/inetd.conf
# su tc
$ cat /usr/local/etc/inetd.conf
ftp stream tcp4 nowait root /usr/local/sbin/ftpd ftpd -A
$ sudo mkdir /usr/local/etc/inetd.d
$ sudo /usr/local/sbin/inetd -d
Using pid-file at "/var/run/inetd.pid".
/usr/local/etc/inetd.conf:1: ADD : *:ftp proto=tcp4, wait=0, max=0, user=root group= builtin=no server=/usr/local/sbin/ftpd
registered /usr/local/sbin/ftpd on 4