Name
identd
Synopsis
in.identd [options] [kernelfile [kmemfile]]
Description
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
- -a ip_address
Bind to ip_address. Useful only with -b. By default, bind to the INADDR_ANY address.
- -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.
- -i
Run as a daemon, one process per request.
- -l
Log via syslogd.
- -m
Allow multiple requests per session.
- -n
Return user IDs instead of usernames.
- -N
Do not provide a user’s name or user ID if the file .noident exists in the user’s home directory.
- -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.
- -V
Print version and exit.
- -w
Run as a daemon, one process for all requests.
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