A "daemon" in Unix is generally just a background job, usually one which is relevant for the system. Read more in wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_%28computer_software%29) about it.
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Many admins have stopped the r* daemon, as it has too weak security, and use ssh/scp/sftp. Try a local copy using IP addresses and short and long host names before trying remote. Make sure there is...