From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 23 01:54:46 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 22E9516A4CE for ; Fri, 23 Jan 2004 01:54:46 -0800 (PST) Received: from postino-1.etat.lu (postino-1.etat.lu [194.154.205.20]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CB7143D1D for ; Fri, 23 Jan 2004 01:54:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from didier.wiroth@mcesr.etat.lu) Received: from avirus.cie.etat.lu (avirus.cie.etat.lu [148.110.136.55]) by postino-1.etat.lu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 867AD385E8A for ; Fri, 23 Jan 2004 10:54:42 +0100 (CET) Received: from hermes-2 (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by avirus.cie.etat.lu (8.11.7+Sun/8.8.8) with ESMTP id i0N9sfM04227 for ; Fri, 23 Jan 2004 10:54:41 +0100 (MET) Received: from conversion-daemon.mail.etat.lu by mail.etat.lu (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.14 (built Mar 18 2003)) id <0HRX00101RNT45@mail.etat.lu> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 23 Jan 2004 10:54:41 +0100 (MET) Received: from lucy ([148.110.43.189])18 2003)) freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 23 Jan 2004 10:54:41 +0100 (MET) Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 10:54:50 +0100 From: Didier WIROTH To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-id: <0HRX00L08SV5Q4@mail.etat.lu> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Thread-index: AcPhlvFbEJzYJwwoR8yn9KOYfxchNw== Subject: log_in_vain="YES" X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 09:54:46 -0000 When using log_in_vain="YES" I get a lot of console message of these types: Jan 21 03:01:12 ultimate kernel: Connection attempt to TCP 127.0.0.1:113 from 127.0.0.1:49188 flags:0x02 Jan 21 03:01:12 ultimate kernel: Connection attempt to TCP 127.0.0.1:113 from 127.0.0.1:49190 flags:0x02 Jan 21 03:01:12 ultimate kernel: Connection attempt to UDP 127.0.0.1:512 from 127.0.0.1:49286 Jan 21 03:01:12 ultimate kernel: Connection attempt to UDP 127.0.0.1:512 from 127.0.0.1:49287 I assume the above entries happen when the cron jobs, auth and sendmail tries to send the daily reports. What does log_in_vain actually do/work? Is it possible to tell log_in_vain to ignore connections form localhost to localhost? Many thanks Didier