---
name: "mlddc"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mlddc"
version: "3.2.2-4"
release: "Debian 2.0 (Hamm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mlddc"
---

# mlddc(1)

Automates Monolith ( http://www.ml.org ) dynamic DNS ( DYNDNS, http://www.ml.org/dyndns/ ) service.

## NAME

mlddc - Automates Monolith ( http://www.ml.org ) dynamic DNS ( DYNDNS, http://www.ml.org/dyndns/ ) service.

## SYNOPSIS

**mlddc** *\[d\] \<mymldata*\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the mlddc command. This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution (but may be used by others), because the original program does not have a manual page.

**mlddc** is a program that reads your hostname (without ".dyn.ml.org"), MID and password from stdin. You can either create a file with this info and use\
\
   mlddc \<mymldata\
 or use the "mlupd" script:\
\
   \#!/bin/sh\
\
   mlddc $1 \<\<END\
\
   myhost\
\
   mid\
\
   12-34-56\
\
   END

In any case make sure that the file with your password can  not be read or executed by anyone else (eg "chmod 700 mlupd" ).

This kind of info shouldn't be passed on the command line because then anybody would be able find out your password by typing "ps axwww".

To "deactivate" your host use "mlddc d \<mymldata" or "mlupd d".

If you would like to run mlddc from ip-up and/or keep a log file and are using bash, you can run it as:\
\
    (mlupd 2\>&1) \>\>/var/log/mlddc\
 or\
\
    (mlddc \<mymldata 2\>&1) \>\>/var/log/mlddc

## OPTIONS

- **d**

  Deactivate your host.

## EXAMPLES

To "activate" your host use "mlddc \< mymldata".\
 To "deactivate" your host use "mlddc d \<mymldata".

## SEE ALSO

ML DynDNS FAQ: http://www.ml.org/support/faq.html\
 Dynamic-IP-Hacks Mini-HowTo: \
\
   http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/mini/Dynamic-IP-Hacks

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by  John Hasler \<john@dhh.gt.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system.