inetd : bad file number

[MikeL_4]

While checking syslog.log for another problem I noticed several messages in the log that started a few weeks ago:

inetd[943]: ftp/tcp: accept: Bad file number

Any ideas where I can go to determine what is causing these messages ?

[Ron Kinner]

I think this indicates a software problem. You are trying to refer to a socket which does not exist. You might check your patches.

Ron

[MikeL_4]

If I do a patch assesment it is only pulling out security type patches. How can I determine what may be causing this ?? I have the same level of code running on 15 different servers and this on is the only one outting out these messages ??

[Daryl Much]

I received these same messages in syslog while tcp syn port scans (security scans) were running.

HTH,

Chuck Davis