---
name: "gidentd"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "gidentd"
version: "0.4.5+dfsg1-0.2"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gidentd"
---

# gidentd(8)

RFC1413 compliant ident daemon

## NAME

gidentd - RFC1413 compliant ident daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**gidentd \[options\]**

**\[ -46adhi \]** **\[ -c \<config file\> \]** **\[ -l \<log file\> \]** **\[ -p \<port\> \]** **\[ -P \<pidfile\> \]**

## DESCRIPTION

**gidentd** is a fully functional, RFC1413 compliant ident daemon. It provides IPv4/IPv6 functionality and IPv4-Masquerading, too. gidentd was written by Joern Heissler. Its possible to run the gidentd from inetd or as standalone daemon.

## OPTIONS

- **-4**

  Run **gidentd** in IPv4 mode, don't use IPv6.

- **-6**

  Run **gidentd** in IPv6 mode.

- **-a**

  auto detect inetd.

- **-d**

  Run **gidentd** in daemon mode, don't use inetd.

- **-h**

  Display the help message from **gidentd**

- **-i**

  Run **gidentd** from inetd, don't run as daemon.

- **-l**

  Specify the logfile to which gidentd should write it's messages.

- **-p**

  Specify the port on which **gidentd** should listen for connections.

- **-P**

  Specify the pidfile for gidentd

## FILES

- */etc/gidentd/gidentd.conf*

  gidentd configuration file, useless at this moment

## AUTHOR

gidentd was written by Joern Heissler \<joern@heissler.de\>