See oidentd(8), oidentd.conf(5), and oidentd_masq.conf(5) for information on configuring oidentd. oidentd can run either as a standalone daemon or via inetd. For standalone mode, add the following to the /etc/rc.local script: if [ -x ${PREFIX}/sbin/oidentd ]; then echo -n ' oidentd'; ${PREFIX}/sbin/oidentd -m fi For inetd, modify /etc/inetd.conf to use oidentd for ident: ident stream tcp nowait root ${PREFIX}/sbin/oidentd oidentd -Im