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TCPDMATCH(8)					     TCPDMATCH(8)

NAME
       tcpdmatch - tcp wrapper oracle

SYNOPSYS
       tcpdmatch [-d] [-i inet_conf] daemon client

       tcpdmatch     [-d]    [-i    inet_conf]	  daemon[@server]
       [user@]client

DESCRIPTION
       tcpdmatch predicts how the tcp wrapper would handle a spe-
       cific request for service.  Examples are given below.

       The  program  examines  the  tcpd  access  control  tables
       (default /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny) and  prints
       its  conclusion.	  For maximal accuracy, it extracts addi-
       tional information from your inetd or tlid network config-
       uration file.

       When tcpdmatch finds a match in the access control tables,
       it identifies the matched rule. In addition,  it	 displays
       the optional shell commands or options in a pretty-printed
       format; this makes it easier for you to spot any	 discrep-
       ancies  between	what you want and what the program under-
       stands.

ARGUMENTS
       The following two arguments are always required:

       daemon A daemon process name. Typically, the  last  compo-
	      nent of a daemon executable pathname.

       client A	 host  name  or	 network  address,  or one of the
	      `unknown' or `paranoid' wildcard patterns.

	      When a client host  name	is  specified,	tcpdmatch
	      gives a prediction for each address listed for that
	      client.

	      When a client address is specified, tcpdmatch  pre-
	      dicts  what  tcpd	 would do when client name lookup
	      fails.

       Optional	 information  specified	 with  the  daemon@server
       form:

       server A	 host  name  or	 network  address,  or one of the
	      `unknown'	 or  `paranoid'	 wildcard  patterns.  The
	      default server name is `unknown'.

       Optional information specified with the user@client form:

       user   A	 client	 user identifier. Typically, a login name
	      or a numeric userid.   The  default  user	 name  is

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TCPDMATCH(8)					     TCPDMATCH(8)

	      `unknown'.

OPTIONS
       -d     Examine  hosts.allow  and	 hosts.deny  files in the
	      current directory instead of the default ones.

       -i inet_conf
	      Specify this option when	tcpdmatch  is  unable  to
	      find  your inetd.conf or tlid.conf network configu-
	      ration file, or when you suspect that  the  program
	      uses the wrong one.

EXAMPLES
       To predict how tcpd would handle a telnet request from the
       local system:

	    tcpdmatch in.telnetd localhost

       The same request, pretending that hostname lookup failed:

	    tcpdmatch in.telnetd 127.0.0.1

       To predict what tcpd would do when the  client  name  does
       not match the client address:

	    tcpdmatch in.telnetd paranoid

       On  some	 systems,  daemon  names have no `in.' prefix, or
       tcpdmatch may need some help to locate the inetd	 configu-
       ration file.

FILES
       The  default  locations	of the tcpd access control tables
       are:

       /etc/hosts.allow
       /etc/hosts.deny

SEE ALSO
       tcpdchk(8), tcpd configuration checker
       hosts_access(5), format of the tcpd access control tables.
       hosts_options(5), format of the language extensions.
       inetd.conf(5), format of the inetd control file.
       tlid.conf(5), format of the tlid control file.

AUTHORS
       Wietse Venema (wietse@wzv.win.tue.nl),
       Department of Mathematics and Computing Science,
       Eindhoven University of Technology
       Den Dolech 2, P.O. Box 513,
       5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands

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