Getting started with the identd provided by OpenBSD base is very simple.

    $ doas rcctl enable identd
    $ doas rcctl start identd


That's it, you're set.

The one caveat is you can't spoof ident replies for bouncers like [znc](openbsd/znc). For that, you will want to follow the instructions for [[oidentd](/openbsd/oidentd).The one caveat is you can't spoof ident replies for bouncers like [znc](openbsd/znc). For that, you will want to follow the instructions for [[oidentd](/openbsd/oidentd).