[ILUG] Re: Error in /var/log/messages??

[Brian Parris]

Identd is used for alot of different things like ftp, telnet, irc etc...,
mainly when you try to access a remote service, that remote service can
connect to identd's port, tell it what port the person is using to access
it, and identd will respond with the username that is currently accessing
the port it was given, here's an example:

i try to connect to irc.concentric.net using local port 1082 and remote
port 6667

Dec 15 03:15:37 elusion identd[936]: Connection from hyllus.concentric.net
Dec 15 03:15:37 elusion identd[936]: from: 205.158.23.2 ( 
hyllus.concentric.net for: 1082, 6667

so concentric.net connected to identd with the port informating and identd
sees what user is currently accesssing that local/remote port combination
and tells concentric.net what username is trying to connect to it.

On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Jeremy Smyth wrote:

> My guess it's the Auth line section down at the bottom... 
> Dunno what /usr/sbin/in.identd does.... anyone?
> I don't have one in my /usr/sbin... so I commented this out. Happened when
> connecting to some websites using netscape, especially fancy ones, so it's
> probably a certificate or javascript watching thing.
> 
> /jer
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Colin Whittaker [SMTP:grimnar at redbrick.dcu.ie]
> > Sent:	Monday, January 10, 2000 4:21 PM
> > To:	jsmyth at saleslan.com
> > Subject:	[ILUG] Re: Error in /var/log/messages??
> > 
> > 
> > some where in /etc/inetd.conf you have an ident server enabled
> > either find where to ident server is and change the path
> > or comment out the line in inetd.conf.
> > 
> > 
> > Colin
> > 
> > Noel Hynes stated the following on Mon, Jan 10, 2000 at 04:03:01PM -0000 :
> > > Hello,
> > > 
> > > I am getting the following  error message on a dialup
> > > connection.
> > > 
> > > "execv /usr/sbin/in.identd: No such file or directory"
> > > 
> > > Any ideas?
> > > 
> > > Thanks
> > > 
> > > Noel
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > /var/log/messages
> > > Jan  9 07:00:27 spock pppd[18810]: Serial connection established.
> > > Jan  9 07:00:27 spock pppd[18810]: Using interface ppp0
> > > Jan  9 07:00:27 spock pppd[18810]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS0
> > > Jan  9 07:00:29 spock kernel: PPP BSD Compression module
> > > registered
> > > Jan  9 07:00:29 spock pppd[18810]: local  IP address
> > > 159.xxx.xxx.xxx
> > > Jan  9 07:00:29 spock pppd[18810]: remote IP address
> > > 159.xxx.xxx.xxx
> > > Jan  9 07:05:29 spock inetd[18880]: execv /usr/sbin/in.identd: No
> > > such file or directory
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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