HP-UX 11i Version 1.6 Release Notes

Networking
Internet Services
Chapter 5
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rcommand
The rcommands are comprised of:
• rlogin/rlogind
• remsh/rexec
• rcp
• rdist
• ruptime
• rwho/rwhod
Summary of Change
Changes to remshd/rexecd are delivered in HP-UX 11i v1.6.
Details of Change
The remshd function has been changed to display the error message Account disabled
or expired when a user attempts remsh to a remote system on which his/her account is
disabled.
The remsh/rexec process may appear hung when a user executes certain remote
commands, because remsh/rexec waits for the remote command to finish before exiting.
This behavior can be changed by starting remshd/rexecd with the -m option in
/etc/inetd.conf.
NOTE The -m option may prevent standard output or error messages to be displayed on the
terminal.
Compatibility
If the service name database (see the services (4) manpage) does not contain an entry for
kshell , remshd fails to execute and displays this message:
remshd: getservbyname
For instance, if NIS is used as the service name database, remshd will work only if the
NIS service map contains
kshell service entry. Note that all releases of the HP-UX
operating system have the
kshell entry in the service name database as a default.
Documentation
The rexecd (1M) and remshd (1M) manpages have been updated to reflect all changes.