Name

rshd

Synopsis

rshd [options]

Description

TCP/IP command. Remote shell server for programs such as rcmd and rcp, which need to execute a noninteractive shell on remote machines. rshd is started by inetd and must have an entry in inetd’s configuration file, /etc/inetd.conf.

All options are exactly the same as those in rlogind, except for -L, which is unique to rshd.

Option

-L

Log all successful connections and failed attempts via syslogd.

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