TCPDMATCH(8)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual	     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
     _t_c_p_d_m_a_t_c_h predicts how the tcp wrapper would handle a
     specific request for service.  Examples are given below.

     The program examines the _t_c_p_d access control tables (default
     /_e_t_c/_h_o_s_t_s._a_l_l_o_w and /_e_t_c/_h_o_s_t_s._d_e_n_y) and prints its conclu-
     sion.  For maximal accuracy, it extracts additional informa-
     tion from your _i_n_e_t_d or _t_l_i_d network configuration file.

     When _t_c_p_d_m_a_t_c_h 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 for-
     mat; this makes it easier for you to spot any discrepancies
     between what you want and what the program understands.

ARGUMENTS
     The following two arguments are always required:

     daemon
	  A daemon process name. Typically, the last component 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, _t_c_p_d_m_a_t_c_h gives a
	  prediction for each address listed for that client.

	  When a client address is specified, _t_c_p_d_m_a_t_c_h predicts
	  what _t_c_p_d would do when client name lookup fails.

     Optional information specified with the _d_a_e_m_o_n@_s_e_r_v_e_r 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 _u_s_e_r@_c_l_i_e_n_t form:

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




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OPTIONS
     -d   Examine _h_o_s_t_s._a_l_l_o_w and _h_o_s_t_s._d_e_n_y files in the current
	  directory instead of the default ones.

     -i inet_conf
	  Specify this option when _t_c_p_d_m_a_t_c_h is unable to find
	  your _i_n_e_t_d._c_o_n_f or _t_l_i_d._c_o_n_f network configuration
	  file, or when you suspect that the program uses the
	  wrong one.

EXAMPLES
     To predict how _t_c_p_d 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

     The 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
     _t_c_p_d_m_a_t_c_h may need some help to locate the inetd configura-
     tion file.

FILES
     The default locations of the _t_c_p_d 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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