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# TCP/IP Configuration Notebook Online Help

### Automatically Starting REXECD

To start the Remote Execution Protocol server (REXECD) automatically when TCP/IP is started, select the Autostart tab, select REXECD in the Autostarted Services list box, and select the Autostart Service check box under Autostart Options.

If you select the INETD Super Server Daemon as an alternative way to start REXECD automatically, any REXECD parameters specified on this page will be ignored.

If you choose to start REXECD in an OS/2 window foreground session, you can select the Minimized check box to minimize the OS/2 window.

When REXECD is started, you can issue a command on a remote host and receive the results on your local host using the rexec command.

REXECD provides automatic logon and user authentication, depending on the parameters specified in the rexec command, or in the NETRC file (see the online TCP/IP Guide for sample content of an NETRC file).

If you choose to automatically start REXECD in an OS/2 window foreground session, you can also specify REXECD parameters in the Parameters field.

Uncheck the Autostart Service box to disable automatic starting of REXECD when TCP/IP is started.

#### REXECD Parameters

If you choose to automatically start REXECD without using INETD, TCP/IP can also process the following command parameters when specified from the Autostart tab:

-t seconds
  Specifies the number of seconds before the server will time out while servicing a client command. The default is 180. If you do not want a timeout, specify -1.

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