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List:       linux-kernel
Subject:    Re: question
From:       Zlatko Calusic <Zlatko.Calusic () CARNet ! hr>
Date:       1997-11-28 21:26:39
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Fertile Myrtle <blubber@linux.realideas.com> writes:

>  Nov 27 09:09:10 linux inetd[169]: ident/tcp server failing (looping),
> service terminated 
> 
> I got this message in my kernel today while I was doing a tail -f
> 
> what does this mean, does anyone know?
> 
> 

You get that when you access the ident service too frequently.
It is completely userlevel thing.

This simple script triggers it:

while /bin/true
do
	telnet 0 auth < /dev/null
done

That's not a big problem, though.
It's just inetd protecting itself. Selfdefence. :)

Regards,
-- 
Posted by Zlatko Calusic           E-mail: <Zlatko.Calusic@CARNet.hr>
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