Re: identd -- do I need it?

2000-01-10 Thread aphro
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 wro

identd -- do I need it?

2000-01-10 Thread Arcady Genkin
What is utility of identd daemon? Also, is it normail that it restarts once every five minutes or more often? ,[ flom logs ] | [ ... ] | Jan 9 23:09:28 tea identd[14851]: started | Jan 9 23:14:36 tea identd[14938]: started | Jan 9 23:19:44 tea identd[14965]: started | Jan 9 23:24:52 tea i