RCMDSH(3)						   BSD Library Functions Manual 						 RCMDSH(3)

NAME

     rcmdsh -- return a stream to a remote command without superuser

SYNOPSIS

     #include <unistd.h>

     int
     rcmdsh(char **ahost, int inport, const char *locuser, const char *remuser, const char *cmd, const char *rshprog);

DESCRIPTION

     The rcmdsh() function is used by normal users to execute a command on a remote machine using an authentication scheme based on reserved port
     numbers using rshd(8) or the value of rshprog (if non-NULL).

     The rcmdsh() function looks up the host *ahost using gethostbyname(3), returning -1 if the host does not exist.  Otherwise *ahost is set to
     the standard name of the host and a connection is established to a server residing at the well-known Internet port ``shell/tcp'' (or whatever
     port is used by rshprog).	The parameter inport is ignored; it is only included to provide an interface similar to rcmd(3).

     If the connection succeeds, a socket in the UNIX domain of type SOCK_STREAM is returned to the caller, and given to the remote command as
     stdin, stdout, and stderr.

RETURN VALUES

     The rcmdsh() function returns a valid socket descriptor on success.  Otherwise, -1 is returned and a diagnostic message is printed on the
     standard error.

SEE ALSO

     rsh(1), socketpair(2), rcmd(3), rshd(8)

BUGS

     If rsh(1) encounters an error, a file descriptor is still returned instead of -1.

HISTORY

     The rcmdsh() function first appeared in OpenBSD 2.0, and made its way into FreeBSD 5.0.

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								 September 1, 1996							       BSD