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9.3.1 Description of z/OS UNIX remote execution server
The UNIX remote execution server (orexecd/rexecd) and remote shell server (orsh/rsh)
enables execution of a z/OS UNIX command that has been received from a remote client host
using the rexec or rsh command.
In our environment we use the z/OS orexec client to execute a z/OS UNIX command on the
z/OS orexecd server on another system. We also use the z/OS UNIX orsh client to execute
the same command on the same remote server.
z/OS UNIX remote execution dependencies
To process orexec/rexec requests from remote clients under z/OS UNIX, you must execute
the z/OS UNIX remote execution server (orexecd/rexecd). Likewise, to