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[LDM #WCO-560313]: LDM 6.5.1 oddity
- Subject: [LDM #WCO-560313]: LDM 6.5.1 oddity
- Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 10:21:34 -0700
Daryl,
> Why do I only see this on 1 host? I tried 6.6.0 last night and got the
> same behaviour. Perhaps something else is messed up with the machine?
If the computers are all running LDM 6.6.0, then I don't know why you
wouldn't see a single "Exiting" message for each "ldmping" connection.
> I want it to behave like all of the other machines I have running 6.5.1
> and have nothing in the logs.
We've discussed here whether or not an "ldmping" to a host should
result in a log message on the host and, if so, at what log-level.
The consensus is that it should and at the NOTE level. The reason
for this is to alert the LDM administrator that another LDM
connected; otherwise, one could mount a denial-of-service attack
without the LDM administrator's knowledge. Another reason is to
alert the LDM administrator in case of a mistake, such as having
a script repeatedly call "ldmping" in a tight loop. Without a
log message, neither of these problems would be visible.
I believe I can easily modify the LDM so that it prints a
different message if the connecting LDM doesn't do anything
other than what "ldmping" does. This would also give you a
visual clue that the message may be safely ignored (similar
to the primary/alternate transfer-mode messages that are also
printed at the NOTE level).
I hope this is acceptable.
Regards,
Steve Emmerson
Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: WCO-560313
Department: Support LDM
Priority: Normal
Status: On Hold