Exit Failures     (Socket)

DESCRIPTION
"Exit Failures" displays the number of socket requests that have failed the
security logic in the exit function. By default, the security exit routine
allows all socket requests to transpire. A site may customize this routine to 
put security restrictions on the types of requests available to the user 
community. Sun MTP provides the source code to the kxsktxit() routine. Site 
changes to it must be bound to the Transaction Server executable. Refer to the
Sun MTP Administrator's Guide for details.


VALUES
When shown, "Exit Failures" is a cardinal integer count. The value is left blank
when the Socket Server is not activated (see below).


INTERPRETATION
"Exit Failures" is the total number of denied requests for all types of socket
requests. Sun MTP counts the number of "Exit Failures" by keeping track of the
return value from the kxsktxit() routine. A value of 1 allows the request to
transpire. Any other value causes a security exit failure, and increments the
"Exit Failures" datapoint.


CONCLUSIONS
This datapoint shows the number of socket requests made by the user community
that are not allowed by the administrator. Do not confuse the various "Failures"
datapoints with "Exit Failures". The former counts the number of requests that
fail because of incorrect request parameters. "Exit Failures" are controlled by
the administrative security exit routine, kxsktxit().

The Socket Screen does not display any values when the Socket Server is not
activated. Sun MTP must be initiated with the -p parameter to activate the Socket
Server. The -p parameter takes a port number for an argument. For example, to
run the Socket Server so that it listens on port 7000, you could start Sun MTP
as follows:

$ kixstart -p 7000
