Name
identd
Synopsis
in.identd [options
] [kernelfile
[kmemfile
]]
TCP/IP command. Provide the name of the user whose process is running a specified TCP/IP connection. You may specify the kernel and its memory space.
Options
- -b
Run standalone; not for use with inetd.
- -d
Allow debugging requests.
- -g gid
Attempt to run in the group gid. Useful only with -b.
- -h
Print help message, then exit.
- -i
Run as a daemon, one process per request.
- -l
Run using init.
- -m
Allow multiple requests per session.
- -n
Return user IDs instead of usernames.
- -o
When queried for the type of operating system, always return OTHER.
- -p port
Listen at port instead of the default, port 113.
- -t seconds
Exit if no new requests have been received before seconds seconds have passed. Note that, with -i or -w, the next new request will result in identd being restarted. Default is infinity (never exit).
- -u uid
Attempt to run as uid. Useful only with -b.
- -w
Run as a daemon, one process for all requests.
- -C file
Read configuration information from file instead of /etc/identd.conf.
- -E
Enable DES encryption using the last key from key file /etc/identd.key.
- -K n
Use a maximum of n threads to perform kernel lookups. Default is 8.
- -L facility
Use the specified syslog facility instead of daemon.key.
- -N
Do not provide a username or user ID if the file .noident exists in the user’s home directory.
- -P file
Store the process number for the identd daemon in file. By default it’s /etc/identd.pid.
- -V
Print version and exit.
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