scoutd
SCOUT daemon.
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SCOUT daemon to login (remote) compute node
scoutd [-f FILE] [-minuid UID] [-mingid GID] [-pid]
scoutd daemon allows users to login via scout in much faster way
Specifying the file where list of hosts from which the scoutd can be connected, just like the way of the .rhosts or hosts.equiv(5) file of the Linux rsh(1) command.
If specified, the user having the UID less than the specified value is NOT allowed to login.
If specified, the user having the GID less than the specified value is NOT allowed to login.
Output PID of the daemon process when it is daemonized.
The scoutd daemon process allows users to spawn processes from remote hosts in a much faster way by bypassing the network security checking. Thus the scoutd must be used with the full knowledge of the network security. Spawning processes having the root privilege can be avoided by setting the -minuid and -mingid options described above.
Even when the scoutd is not present, the scout(1) command can spawn remote processes using the Linux rsh(1) or ssh(1) command. It is, therefore, recommended not to use the scoutd daemon process if administraters are not familiar with the network security issues.
scout(1), scping(8), sceptic(8).
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- This document is a part of the SCore cluster system software
developed at PC Cluster Consortium, Japan.
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