Bug 7793 – identd doesn't die after use.

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Bug 7793 - identd doesn't die after use.

Summary:	identd doesn't die after use.

Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG

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Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	pidentd (Show other bugs)
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Version:	6.1
Hardware:	i386 Linux

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Assigned To:	Trond Eivind Glomsrxd
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Reported:	1999-12-13 14:44 EST by mwalton
Modified:	2008-05-01 11:37 EDT (History)
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Last Closed:	2000-01-06 11:04:46 EST
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Description mwalton 1999-12-13 14:44:45 EST

I am no linux guru but i have the feeling that identd should
DIE after it gets used.

What happens is that I start irc and inet fires up identd
which results in in.identd and 10 other (root-owned) thread-processes.
Unfortunately these processes remain alive for ever.

I could be wrong but I think they should only last
for a few seconds after they start.

Comment 1 Nalin Dahyabhai 2000-01-06 11:04:59 EST

identd is multi-threaded, and like all multi-threaded programs, appears to
be multiple processes under Linux.  It also becomes a daemon and listens for
new incoming requests, which is why it never dies.

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