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/usr/sbin/in.rexecd
The in.rexecd daemon is the server for the rexec(3N) routine. The server provides remote execution facilities with authentication based on user names and passwords. It is invoked automatically as needed by inetd(1M) and then executes the following protocol.
The server reads characters from the socket up to a null (\0) byte. The resultant string is interpreted as an ASCII number, base 10.
If the number received in step 1 is non-zero, it is interpreted as the port number of a secondary stream to be used for the standard error. A second connection is then created to the specified port on the client's machine.
A null-terminated user name of at most 16 characters ...