Copyright 1998 Pragma Systems, Inc.
Rexecd allows remote users to execute a single command on a remote machine, using any rexec client that follows the Remote Execute UNIX standard, including clients from UNIX, Linux, NT and Pragma Systems Rexec Client for 95/98 . The rexec client connects to the server and passes the username, password, and command. After user authentication, the server executes the specified command and arguments. The user is authenticated in the same manner as Pragma Systems’s TelnetServer. Logon successes and failures will be recorded in the Windows Application Event Log.
The Remote Execute Daemon is designed for executing a single command, such as a batch file, without having to initiate a telnet session. The client connects to the server on port 512, by default. The server authenticates the user, and if successful, executes the command, then exits. Most commands can be run on the server, including interactive commands and command shells. Some of the commands that can be run are: batch files, command shells, operating system commands, NET commands, and character output applications. Full character mode programs, such as EDIT.COM, cannot be run by the Remote Execute Daemon.
The configuration of the Remote Execute Daemon can be set using the “Configure InetD” icon, under the InetD Service, Remote Execute. The default settings for the daemon are:
Service Name: Remote Exec
Service Properties:
Service: rexecd
Application: Installation Path\InetD\rexecd.exe or Installation Path\InetD\rexecd95.exe
Arguments:
Network Properties:
TCP/IP Port: 512
Type: console
Protocol: tcp
95/98 DAEMON LIMITATIONS:
Any command run by the Remote Execute Daemon will run as the user who is logged on locally.