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From: eichelbe@nadc.arpa (J. Eichelberger)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: /etc/comsat problems
Message-ID: <8022@brl-adm.ARPA>
Date: Thu, 25-Jun-87 17:15:13 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 25 17:15:13 1987
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We are running 4.3 BSD UNIX on a VAX 11/780.

I tried to start up /etc/comsat while logged in as superuser.  I got the
message:

/etc/comsat: getsockname: Socket operation on non-socket

In the code for comsat.c the first call to any routine having anything
to do with sockets is:

	if (getsockname(0, &from, &fromlen) < 0) {
		perror("getsockname");
etc. etc.

This is the call from which we get the error message.  /etc/comsat was not
running when I tried to invoke it, as far as I can tell from "ps ax".

So here are my questions:
(1) Is there some code missing?  Like a call to socket() and a call to bind()?
(2) If not (1), then what is wrong?  Should /etc/comsat only be started in
    /etc/rc or /etc/rc.local?  What's wrong?

Please send mail if you think you have an answer.

	Thank you.
		Jon
		eichelbe@NADC.ARPA