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 >-- a.genk >Arcady Genkin http://www.thpoon.com a.genk >"'What good is my pity? Is not the pity the cross upon which he who a.genk >loves man is nailed?..'" (Zarathustra - F. Nietzsche) a.genk > a.genk > a.genk >-- a.genk >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null a.genk > ----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- Vice President Network Operations http://www.firetrail.com/ Firetrail Internet Services Limited http://www.aphroland.org/ Everett, WA 425-348-7336 http://www.linuxpowered.net/ Powered By: http://comedy.aphroland.org/ Debian 2.1 Linux 2.0.36 SMP http://yahoo.aphroland.org/ -----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- 10:25pm up 143 days, 10:25, 2 users, load average: 1.91, 1.76, 1.62
