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rshd(8)

Remote shell server

NAME

rshd - Remote shell server

SYNOPSIS

rshd [OPTION...]

DESCRIPTION

Remote shell server, using PAM service 'rsh'.

-a, --verify-hostname

ask hostname for verification

-l, --no-rhosts

ignore .rhosts file

-L, --log-sessions

log successful logins

-n, --no-keepalive

do not set SO_KEEPALIVE

-r, --reverse-required

require reverse resolving of remote host IP

-?, --help

give this help list

--usage

give a short usage message

-V, --version

print program version

AUTHOR

Written by many authors.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <[email protected]>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

rsh(1)

The full documentation for rshd is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and rshd programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info rshd

should give you access to the complete manual.

History

--help since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; --log-sessions since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; --no-keepalive since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; --no-rhosts since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; --reverse-required since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; --usage since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; --verify-hostname since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; --version since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; -? since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; -L since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; -V since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; -a since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; -l since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; -n since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; -r since Arch Linux 2026-11-01.