rpc.rexd, rexd — RPC-Based Remote Execution Server
Synopsis
/usr/sbin/rpc.rexd [-s]
Description
The rpc.rexd daemon is the Sun RPC server for remote program execution. This daemon is started by inetd(1M) whenever a remote execution request is made.
For noninteractive programs, the standard file descriptors are connected directly to TCP connections. Interactive programs use pseudoterminals in a way that is similar to the login sessions provided by rlogin(1). This daemon may use NFS to mount file systems specified in the remote execution request.
Security
rpc.rexd uses pam(3) for account and session management. The PAM configuration policy, listed through /etc/pam.conf, specifies the modules to be used for rpc.rexd. The following partial pam.conf ...
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