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Diffstat (limited to 'libexec/rexecd')
| -rw-r--r-- | libexec/rexecd/rexecd.8 | 12 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/libexec/rexecd/rexecd.8 b/libexec/rexecd/rexecd.8 index 2dbb14b68ba6..3c5bcda90ee3 100644 --- a/libexec/rexecd/rexecd.8 +++ b/libexec/rexecd/rexecd.8 @@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ The .Nm utility is the server for the .Xr rexec 3 -routine. The server provides remote execution facilities +routine. +The server provides remote execution facilities with authentication based on user names and passwords. .Pp @@ -62,7 +63,8 @@ is initiated: The server reads characters from the socket up to a NUL .Pq Ql \e0 -byte. The resultant string is +byte. +The resultant string is interpreted as an .Tn ASCII number, base 10. @@ -81,7 +83,8 @@ A NUL terminated, unencrypted password of at most 16 characters is retrieved on the initial socket. .It A NUL terminated command to be passed to a -shell is retrieved on the initial socket. The length of +shell is retrieved on the initial socket. +The length of the command is limited by the upper bound on the size of the system's argument list. .It @@ -96,7 +99,8 @@ aborted with a diagnostic message returned. .It A NUL byte is returned on the initial socket and the command line is passed to the normal login -shell of the user. The +shell of the user. +The shell inherits the network connections established by .Nm . |