Rexecd allows remote users to execute a single command on a remote machine, using any rexec client that follows the Remote Execute UNIX standard. The rexec client connects to the server and passes the username, password, and command. The user is authenticated in the same manner as Pragma TelnetServer. Logon successes and failures will be recorded in the Windows Application Event Log. After user authentication, the server executes the specified command and arguments. 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 Local Server Configuration program, under the InetD -> Remote Execute page. 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\rexecd64.exe

Arguments:

Network Properties:

TCP/IP Port: 512

Type: console

Protocol: tcp