---
name: "rmtermd"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "dnet-progs"
version: "2.65+b1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rmtermd"
---

# rmtermd(8)

Old style DECnet terminal services for Linux

## NAME

rmtermd  - Old style DECnet terminal services for Linux

## SYNOPSIS

**rmtermd**\
 \[options\]\
 Options:\
 \[-dvVh\] \[-l logtype\]

## DESCRIPTION

Allows remote PDP-11 users to connect as a terminal over DECnet.\

This application implements the DTERM protocol over DECnet for allowing a  remote DECnet host emulating a DEC VT100 terminal to connect to Linux.  DTERM is the old OS-dependent network terminal protocol that predates CTERM; it is needed to support access from PDP-11 systems, which do not support CTERM.  Note that this daemon implements the TOPS-20 variant of that protocol; the client at the other end has to speak that version.  For example, under DECnet/E (for RSTS/E) you have  to use the "unsupported" multi-protocol version of "set host".\

Normally this daemon will be run from [dnetd(8)](/dnetd/8.md) rather than by hand.

## OPTIONS

- *-l*

  Set logging options. The following are available:\
   **-lm** Log to /dev/mono. (only useful if you have my mono monitor driver or mdacon and a second monitor)\
   **-le** Log to stderr. Use this for debugging or testing combined with **-d.**\
   **-ls** Log to [syslog(3)](/syslog/3.md). This is the default if no options are given.

- *-d*

  Don't fork and run the background. Use this for debugging.

- *-v*

  Verbose. The more of these there are the more verbose rmtermd will be.

- *-h -?*

  Displays help for using the command.

- *-V*

  Show the version of rmtermd.

## EXAMPLES

Starting the rmtermd daemon/Connecting to linux from a PDP-11.\

On Linux:

   \# rmtermd

On the PDP-11:

   $ set host pclnx

   Rmtermd Version 1.0.0\
    DECnet for Linux

   login:

## SEE ALSO

[**dntype**(1)](/dntype/1.md), [**dndir**(1)](/dndir/1.md), [**dndel**(1)](/dndel/1.md), [**dntask**(1)](/dntask/1.md),  [**ctermd**(8)](/ctermd/8.md), [**dnetd**(8)](/dnetd/8.md), [**dnping**(1)](/dnping/1.md), [**sethost**(1)](/sethost/1.md), [**dnetd.conf**(5)](/dnetd.conf/5.md)