System:
Compaq Prolinea 575 (Pentium 75)
80MB RAM (Wow!)
500MB Hard Drive (I know, small..)
3COM 3C509B (ISA 10MB NIC)
Install:
network.img from Beta 3 CD/ISO
NFS to 7.1 Beta 2 machine next to it with Beta 3 ISO exported
Graphical install
Expert
Custom
High security
pidentd-3.0.10-1mdk.i586.rpm from Cooker, as the one on the CD reported
"not a valid RPM"
Problem:
1.
Identd does not seem to function (or start, for that matter). Upon
execution of "/etc/rc.d/init.d/identd start", the following is sent to
/var/log/messages:
May 28 15:47:20 adsl-64-216-197-92 identd[14702]: fopen("/proc/net/tcp",
"r"): Permission denied
May 28 15:47:20 adsl-64-216-197-92 identd: identd startup succeeded
A "ps ax" shows no ident or pident processes whatsoever. The startup was
not successful. =(
Attempts to use inetd to run identd services have failed, I'm guessing
because of a similar (permissions?) problem. I have tried to log on to IRC
to test this. This usually fails, no servers will let me on do to a lack of
identd. I assume this means that identd still doesn't work if you use
inetd.
My thoughts, the "secure" kernel (used by default in High security?) is a
little "too" secure for identd, both standalone and when run through inetd.
2.
This RPM installs a broken symlink, /usr/sbin/in.identd.8
3.
The pidentd RPM on the Beta 3 ISO/CD appears to be corrupt. This may have
just been my ISO/CD, not sure at this point. I had to use the RPM from
Cooker to get it installed.
Work Around:
Help?
<ADDICTION>
I CAN'T GET ON IRC, AND I'M GOING THROUGH WITHDRAWLS!
</ADDICTION>
Don Head
Linux Mentor
Wave Technologies, Inc.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
