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Control Tables (from AT&T 255-110-127)

srvtab

dkload The dkload service is used by the diagnostic tool dkload

for interface loading. This service supports the remote

end of a loopback test program that can be used to satu-

rate the CommKit Host Interface.

do The do service is used by the command dkdo to provide

transparent remote execution of commands across differ-

ent hosts.

program which is used to provide Datakit login initiation

services.

pupu The pupu service maps to an invocation of the pupu pro-

gram which is used to provide the remote support for a

push or pull request (ﬁle transfer).

rl The rl service is used to match requests for remote login

from another host. The remote login service is normally

requested over a remote execution channel and provides

the requester with a remote execution of an inteactive

command interpreter or shell.

NOTE: This facility allows a requester to bypass the normal login/password sequence when

remotely logging on to a host. It is also possible to map remote login requests to an

invocation of the login.dk program and thereby require a requester to supply a valid

rx The rx service is used to match requests for remote exe-

cution from another host. The remote execution service

should always be requested over a remote execution chan-

nel and should specify the desired program to be exe-

cuted. A remote execution request is very similar to a

remote login request except that a program is speciﬁed

with rx requests and the program is implicit (an interac-

tive shell) with rl requests.

uucp The uucp service is provided to match requests for uucp

service. This service should map to an appropriate uucp