So far, nothing strange, just what can be expected.
Now, let's consider the following crontab entry:
# IP accouting flush
58 * * * * root (echo "|--||--|"; ipfwadm -A -lx; echo; echo) >> /var/log/ip_accounting; ipfwadm -A -z
The really strange thing is that about 10% of the files have the following
abnormality: the separator is there several times in a row (usually two).
There are still 24 separators, but they are not were they are supposed to.
----
|--||--|
|--||--|
|--||--|
|--||--|
|--||--|
|--||--|
IP accounting rules
pkts bytes dir prot source destination ports
10326002 3278687034 i/o all anywhere anywhere n/a
129774 32784534 i/o all 204.80.101.0/24 anywhere n/a
143370 31625551 i/o all anywhere 204.80.101.0/24 n/a
(...)
16979 1263427 i/o udp anywhere macaws95.metawire.com any -> domain
*** nothing here, the separator should be here though ***
IP accounting rules
pkts bytes dir prot source destination ports
3550293 1126278918 i/o all anywhere anywhere n/a
----
Most of the errors are like that:
----
39498 2891788 i/o udp anywhere macaws95.metawire.com any -> domain
|--||--|
|--||--|
IP accounting rules
pkts bytes dir prot source destination ports
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Is this a kernel issue, or an application issue?
Thanks,
Marc
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