IN.DAYTIMED(8) Maintenance Procedures IN.DAYTIMED(8)

NAME

in.daytimed - UDP or TCP daytime protocol service daemon

SYNOPSIS

in.daytimed


FMRI svc:/internet/daytime:default

DESCRIPTION

FMRI stands for Fault Management Resource Identifier. It is used to
identify resources managed by the Fault Manager. See fmd(8) and smf(7).


The in.daytimed service provides the server-side of the daytime protocol.
This protocol is used for debugging and bandwidth measurement and is
available on both TCP and UDP transports, through port 13.


The in.daytimed service is an inetd(8) smf(7) delegated service. The
in.daytimed detects which transport is requested by examining the socket
it is passed by the inetd daemon.

TCP-based service
Once a connection is established, the in.daytimed
generates the current date and time in ctime(3C)
format as 7-bit ASCII and sends it through the
connection. The server then closes the connection.
Any data received from the client side of the
connection is discarded.


UDP-based service
The in.daytimed listens for UDP datagrams. When a
datagram is received, the server generates the
current date and time in ctime(3C) format as 7-bit
ASCII and inserts it in a UDP datagram sent in
response to the client's request. Any received data
is ignored.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Evolving |
+--------------------+-----------------+

SEE ALSO

attributes(7), smf(7), inetd(8)


RFC 867


August 23, 2004 IN.DAYTIMED(8)