strace, [plug] re: login problems

[jlmiller at mmtnetworks.com.au]

Situation was resolved this morning, seems it took some time for the server to allow the user access again.  Thanks to all.

Jon


> ** Original Subject: RE: strace,  [plug] re: login problems
> ** Original Sender: Mike Holland <myk at golden.wattle.id.au>
> ** Original Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 09:09:33 +0800

> ** Original Message follows... 

>
> On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, Colin Rothnie wrote:
> 
> > > Aug  8 16:41:04 gateway ipop3d[9965]: Login failure user=dwilkinson
> > host=[192.168.2.11]
> > > Aug  8 16:41:10 gateway ipop3d[9965]: Command stream end of file while
> > reading line
> > 
> > As Mike pointed out, this error often indicates that the mail client has
> > unexpectedly disconnected.  However, you can see in the first line that the
> > client is failing to reconnect (Login failure user=...).
> > 
> > I have seen this error when someone reconnects after a disconnection that
> 
> I dont see how that can be. If the client reconnects, wouldnt that be at
> the TCP level, so its a new port to inetd, and a new instance of ipop3d?
>   It looks to me like the client gives up after an error from the server,
> and the server somehow wasnt expecting this.
> 
>   But Jon, there is a relatively  easy way to answer this. As Jason did
> with startx (in his 2:48 am post - now there's a real hacker), run strace
> on ipop3d. You would modify /etc/inetd.conf, and log the stderr to a file.
> 
> Does everybody know how to use strace? Its VERY useful for unexplained
> errors like this. 
> 
> -- 
> Mike Holland  <mike at golden.wattle.id.au>
>                           --==--
> 
> 


>** --------- End Original Message ----------- **

> 

Jon L. Miller
Novell MCNE
Compaq ASE
MMT Networks Pty Ltd
jlmiller at mmtnetworks.com.au

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