Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 21:50:03 -0700 (PDT) From: "Brian F. Feldman" <green@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/12596: pidentd is unstable in 3.2 and 4.0 Message-ID: <199907140450.VAA83572@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR ports/12596; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: "Brian F. Feldman" <green@FreeBSD.org>
To: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>
Cc: Kevin Day <toasty@dragondata.com>,
freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: ports/12596: pidentd is unstable in 3.2 and 4.0
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 00:42:51 -0400 (EDT)
On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, Sheldon Hearn wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, 13 Jul 1999 19:14:26 EST, Kevin Day wrote:
>
> > I can understand the stuck identd processes perhaps, from inetd, but.. I
> > don't see how inetd can make identd return 'no user' when it shouldn't. :)
>
> Well let me know how identd behaves when you have a less buggy inetd.
> :-)
We already know the answer. Inetd will not cause this behavior in pidentd.
There is no reason we should keep pidentd when a more natural solution is
at hand! If you have to use pidentd, at least get rid of that ugly KVM
crap.
>
> Ciao,
> Sheldon.
>
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