REXEC Service

[MJ26]

Can somoeone explain what the REXEC process does? I've tried to look up what this process is, but most sites just indicate how to start (or enable) the service. Thanks!

[Robert Gezelter]

Mark,

If you are referring to the same REXEC that I am thinking of, it is a remote execution facility that is part of the TCP/IP Suite.

What TCP/IP product are you using? For general information, Google "REXEC". For specific information, see the documentation for your TCP/IP stack.

- Bob Gezelter, http://www.rlgsc.com

[MJ26]

Thanks for the quick response.

UCX> show version

DEC TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS VAX Version V4.0 - ECO Level 5
on a VAXstation 4000-90 running OpenVMS V5.5-2

[Jess Goodman]

It would help to know what VMS version and TCP/IP stack/version you are running. At my site we have TCPIP$RE_BGnnn processes that are the server process for remote REXEC commands. Perhaps your TCP/IP stack names the first such process REXEC.

$ SHOW PROCESS/FULL/ID=x might give you some useful info, as well as...
$ ANALYZE/SYSTEM
SET PROCESS /ID=x
SHOW PROCESS/IMAGE
SHOW PROCESS/CHANNEL

[Jess Goodman]

Sorry, was already entering my response before the last two replies.

[Robert Gezelter · Accepted solution]

Mark,

OpenVMS 5.5-2 and TCP/IP 4.0 are rather dated (circa mid 1990's). The current VAX version is 7.3 for OpenVMS; the corresponding TCP/IP release would be one of the 5.x releases.

For the details of REXEC on that version, dig out the manuals for TCP/IP.

- Bob Gezelter, http://www.rlgsc.com

[MJ26]

Thanks for all the feedback.