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Find who is connected to a Unix domain socket (Linux) [duplicate]
I have a Unix domain socket (for example /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock). I know there is open connection(s) to this socket thanks to lsof -U or ss -xa but I cannot find which process is connected to it. ...
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What happens with unix stream ancillary data on partial reads
So I've read lots of information on unix-stream ancillary data, but one thing missing from all the documentation is what is supposed to happen when there is a partial read?
Suppose I'm receiving the ...
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can I delete abstract socket path? [migrated]
I created a abstract socket.
#define SOCKET_PATH @/tmp/xyz /*in server code of socket_server.c*/
int sockfd = -1;
int len;
struct sockaddr_un address;
int result;
sockfd = socket(AF_UNIX, ...
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Connect with D-Bus in a network namespace
I am using network namespaces such that I can capture network traffic of a single process. The namespace is connected through the "host" via a veth pair and has network connectivity through NAT. So ...
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What is a typical life cycle of a Unix Datagram Socket?
This is strictly in the context of Unix Datagram Sockets: family = AF_UNIX/AF_LOCAL type = SOCK_DGRAM
Does the following look correct for a scenario where a client sends message to server ? Server ...
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Does the command listen apply to Unix Datagram Sockets?
Unix Datagram Sockets:
family = AF_UNIX/AF_LOCAL
type = SOCK_DGRAM
If I want to start a server for this type of socket, do I need to mark it as listening by calling 'listen' ? I was under the ...
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What is the meaning of the contents of /proc/net/unix?
On my Android device there is the file called /proc/net/unix who's content does not conform to that of any standard linux distribution (which show the unix domain sockets.) First few lines:
Num ...
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How to report receive queue size for AF_UNIX sockets
netstat -a reports Recv-Q (amount of unread data pending for a reading application) for AF_INET sockets, but not AF_UNIX sockets (at least not for SOCK_DGRAM).
Does anybody know a way to obtain this ...
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Why is there AF_NETLINK? Is AF_UNIX not enough?
As far as I understand, AF_NETLINK socket protocol is for communicating between the kernel and userspace and AF_UNIX is for communication between two userspace processes.
Why does Linux need a ...
