rexec (remote execution)

[brian-au]

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...

[curaga]

You usually use SSH for this, the old rexec is very insecure.

[brian-au]

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

[curaga]

Perhaps telnet?

You can of course build the old rexec yourself.