Tiny Core Linux
Tiny Core Extensions => TCE Talk => Extension requests => Topic started by: brian-au on February 19, 2014, 01:40:14 AM
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rexec allows user on a local system (tinycore) to execute a command on a remote system (server)
In the case requested a tinycore client running as a "kiosk" will request an x-application running on a remote server to send an x-session and associated application over the network making the tinycore client a dumb-x-terminal not required to hold any application data.
I searched the apps/provides and noted that the nmap package has some reference to rexec but it looks cut-down? Happy to be told otherwise...
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You usually use SSH for this, the old rexec is very insecure.
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Yes we are aware of the old and insecure nature of rexec, but our server-side is SCO unix and sadly does not support any SSH.
The server runs some old software and drivers that are not ported to linux or other O/S of choice, probably never will be ported as the engineering cost is too high.
So we have a need for rexec (we think)
Also we will be running this on a fully private network (not over the web), and so security is of less concern
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Perhaps telnet?
You can of course build the old rexec yourself.