"Steve Hamilton" <steveh@NOSPAM.beechglen.com> wrote in message news:<mCwIc.13136$1F6.6468@fe37.usenetserver.com>. ..
> "Frank Slootweg" <this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote in message
> news:40f24ce8$0$221$4a441750@news.wanadoo.nl...
> > yls177 <yls177@hotmail.com> wrote:
> [deleted]
>
> >
> > Perhaps others can comment on what the *specific* files/directory,
> > i.e. /var/spool/sockets/pwgr/client*, are/is used for.
> >
>
> The pwgr daemon is used for Password Lookups, and utilizes UNIX sockets for
> communication.
> From pwgrd(1M) manpage:
> "When the corresponding routine in libc is called,
> a request is issued to pwgrd via a Unix domain
> socket connection."
>
> These messages in an fbackup log are not something to be concerned about -
> as Frank mentioned, the "files" (sockets) were present when fbackup(1M)
> compiled it's list of files to be backed up, but were gone (as is the nature
> of sockets) when the actual backup was attempted...
>
> Hope that helps...



thanks guys!