On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 12:31:59 -0600, Ashley M. Kirchner <ashley@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Scott wrote: > > >**Unmatched Entries** > > /etc/hosts.allow, line 7: missing ":" separator: 144 Time(s) > > /etc/hosts.allow, line 6: missing ":" separator: 144 Time(s) > > > >What does it mean when it say's the ":" separator is missing? > > > > > What does your hosts.allow look like? Typically, when you're > blocking services, you define a daemon_list and client_list, separated > by a :, so for example, if you just want to block an ip from all your > services, it would look like this: > > ALL: aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd > > Notice the : - make sure you have that. > > -- > W | I haven't lost my mind; it's backed up on tape somewhere. > +-------------------------------------------------------------------- > Ashley M. Kirchner <mailto:ashley@xxxxxxxxxx> . 303.442.6410 x130 > IT Director / SysAdmin / WebSmith . 800.441.3873 x130 > Photo Craft Laboratories, Inc. . 3550 Arapahoe Ave. #6 > http://www.pcraft.com ..... . . . Boulder, CO 80303, U.S.A. > > > > Hi, I'm not trying to be harsh or anything, but isn't the error message one of the more self-explanatoy and descriptive ones? What more do you want? it tells you that you need the ":" on line 6, and 7, at least take a look at the file before you start to ask for help would you? Yang
