Re: identd -- do I need it?
it returns the userid of the process, really the only thing that is
popular and needs identd is if you use IRC. identd can also be used in
combonation with tcp_wrappers to allow/deny certain users, although it is
not that secure, ident can easily be spoofed.
nate
On 9 Jan 2000, Arcady Genkin wrote:
a.genk >What is utility of identd daemon?
a.genk >
a.genk >Also, is it normail that it restarts once every five minutes or more
a.genk >often?
a.genk >
a.genk >,----[ flom logs ]
a.genk >| [ ... ]
a.genk >| Jan 9 23:09:28 tea identd[14851]: started
a.genk >| Jan 9 23:14:36 tea identd[14938]: started
a.genk >| Jan 9 23:19:44 tea identd[14965]: started
a.genk >| Jan 9 23:24:52 tea identd[14997]: started
a.genk >| Jan 9 23:30:00 tea identd[15019]: started
a.genk >| [ ... ]
a.genk >`----
a.genk >
a.genk >Thanks!
a.genk >--
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a.genk >
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