Package: rstatd Version: 4.0.1-2 Severity: normal Whenever 'rpc.rstatd' is run (command-line or via inetd) it fills the syslog file (/var/log/syslog) with alot of seemingly useless data - such as,
Apr 12 06:26:36 mickey rpc.rstatd: interface: lo: 1676716 19852 0 0 0 0 0 0 1676716 19852 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 12 06:26:36 mickey rpc.rstatd: interface: eth0:4293315441 58535607 39151 39151 39151 0 0 3723 3546348961 59318099 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 12 06:26:36 mickey rpc.rstatd: interface: sit0: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 It would be ideal to either disable this information from being outputted (maybe via adding a '-quiet' option) or giving the user the ability to log this data in a seperate user defined log file (maybe via '-log /path/file'). -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-3-686-smp Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages rstatd depends on: ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-13 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii netbase 4.29 Basic TCP/IP networking system ii portmap 5-26 The RPC portmapper rstatd recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]