NFS Services Administrator's Guide

Configuring and Administering NFS Services
Configuring RPC-based Services
Chapter 296
Table 2-8 lists the RPC daemons and services that can be started by the
inetd daemon. It briefly describes each one and specifies the manpage
you can refer to for more information.
Table 2-8 RPC Services managed by inetd
RPC
Service
Description
rexd The rpc.rexd program is the server for the on command,
which starts the Remote Execution Facility (REX). The on
command sends a command to be executed on a remote
system. The rpc.rexd program on the remote system
executes the command, simulating the environment of the
user who issued the on command. For more information,
see rexd (1M) and on (1).
rstatd The rpc.rstatd program answers requests from the rup
command, which collects and displays status information
about the systems on the local network. For more
information, see rstatd (1M) and rup (1).
rusersd The rpc.rusersd program responds to requests from the
rusers command, which collects and displays information
about all users who are logged in to the systems on the
local network. For more information, see rusersd (1M) and
rusers (1).
rwalld The rpc.rwalld program handles requests from the
rwall program. The rwall program sends a message to a
specified system where the rpc.rwalld program is
running, and the message is written to all users logged in
to the system. For more information, see rwalled (1M) and
rwall (1M).
sprayd The rpc.sprayd program is the server for the spray
command, which sends a stream of packets to a specified
host and then reports how many were received and how
fast. For more information, see sprayd (1M) and
spray (1M).