pidentd: pidentd (TCP/IP IDENT protocol server) pidentd: pidentd: The identd daemon implements the IDENT protocol as specified in pidentd: RFC1413. When your machine connects to a remote system, the remote pidentd: machine may connect to your identd daemon to find out either the pidentd: user name or other information about the process that initiated pidentd: the connection. Some remote machines may choose not to allow your pidentd: connections if you do not provide access to an identd daemon. pidentd: pidentd: The pidentd daemon was written by Peter Eriksson. pidentd: