HP-UX 11i Version 2 Release Notes (October 2003)

Internet and Networking
Internet Services
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Documentation
Refer to dig (1M), the manpage for the dig utility that has replaced the named-xfer
utility.
Obsolescence
Starting with the release HP-UX 11i v1.5, the named-xfer utility and its respective
manpage have been obsoleted.
rbootd (Obsolete)
The remote boot server for RMP clients, rbootd services initial boot-up requests from
RMP clients over a local area network.
Summary of Change
HP-UX 11i v 1.6 was the last operating system that included rbootd. Starting from the
HP-UX 11i v2 release, clients using the RMP protocol during bootup are no longer
supported.
Impact
You must move from RMP to BOOTP (Internet Boot Protocol) for the HP-UX 11i v2
release.
Compatibility
There are no compatibility issues.
Performance
There are no performance issues.
Documentation
There are no documentation changes. For more information about rbootd, see the rbootd
(1M) manpage.
Obsolescence
Not applicable.
rexecd
The rexecd utility is the server for the rexec() routine, and in the case of IPv6 systems,
the rexec_af() routine. It expects to be started by the internet daemon (see inetd (1M)).
The rexecd utility provides remote execution facilities with authentication based on
user account names and unencrypted passwords.