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/proc/PID/fd/X link number
In Linux, in /proc/PID/fd/X, the links for file descriptors that are pipes or sockets have a number, like:
l-wx------ 1 user user 64 Mar 24 00:05 1 -> pipe:[6839]
l-wx------ 1 user user 64 Mar 24 ...
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rpc.statd running on system not using NFS
I have a Debian machine that gets warnings (via the Tiger automatic auditor) that rcp.statd is listening on such-and-such socket. Googling shows rpc.statd is a daemon used by NFS. As far as I know, ...
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Why can't I use strace with rsh?
If I run rsh, it works, but prints some strange “Connection refused” messages at the beginning:
$ rsh localhost pwd
connect to address 127.0.0.1 port 544: Connection refused
Trying krb4 rsh...
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