xinetd.log(5)

NAME

   xinetd.log - xinetd service log format

DESCRIPTION

   A  service  configuration  may  specify various degrees of logging when
   attempts are made to access the service. When logging for a service  is
   enabled,  xinetd  will  generate  one-line  log  entries which have the
   following format (all entries have a timestamp as a prefix):

          entry: service-id data

   The data depends on the entry.  Possible entry types include:

          START       generated when a server is started

          EXIT        generated when a server exits

          FAIL        generated when it is not possible to start a server

          USERID      generated if the USERID log option is used.

          NOID        generated if the USERID log option is used, and  the
                      IDONLY service flag is used, and the remote end does
                      not identify who is trying to access the service.

   In the following, the information enclosed in brackets appears  if  the
   appropriate log option is used.

   A START entry has the format:

          START: service-id [pid=%d] [from=%d.%d.%d.%d]

   An EXIT entry has the format:

          EXIT: service-id [type=%d] [pid=%d] [duration=%d(sec)]

   type  can  be  either  status or signal.  The number is either the exit
   status or the signal that caused process termination.

   A FAIL entry has the format:

          FAIL: service-id reason [from=%d.%d.%d.%d]

   Possible reasons are:

          fork           a certain number  of  consecutive  fork  attempts
                         failed (this number is a configurable parameter)

          time           the time check failed

          address        the address check failed

          service_limit  the  allowed  number of server instances for this
                         service would be exceeded

          process_limit  a limit on the number  of  forked  processes  was
                         specified and it would be exceeded

   A DATA entry has the format:

          DATA: service-id data

   The data logged depends on the service.

          login       remote_user=%s local_user=%s tty=%s

          exec        remote_user=%s verify=status command=%s
                      Possible status values:

                      ok        the password was correct

                      failed    the password was incorrect

                      baduser   no such user

          shell       remote_user=%s local_user=%s command=%s

          finger      received string or EMPTY-LINE

   A USERID entry has the format:

          USERID: service-id text

   The text is the response of the identification daemon at the remote end
   excluding the port numbers (which are included in the response).

   A NOID entry has the format:

          NOID: service-id IP-address reason

SEE ALSO

   xinetd(1L), xinetd.conf(5)

                             28 April 1993                   XINETD.LOG(5)

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