Is there a daemon which is not a server? [closed]
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It seems that a server is not necessarily running as a daemon, e.g. X server. If I am not correct, please let me know.
Is a daemon necessarily a server? Is there a daemon which is not a server? I guess there are quite a few, and I am not sure if the init processes under sysvinit and systemd are such examples.
Thanks.
daemon init
asked Dec 19 '18 at 18:06
Tim
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It seems that a server is not necessarily running as a daemon, e.g. X server. If I am not correct, please let me know.
Is a daemon necessarily a server? Is there a daemon which is not a server? I guess there are quite a few, and I am not sure if the init processes under sysvinit and systemd are such examples.
Thanks.
daemon init
asked Dec 19 '18 at 18:06
Tim
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closed as unclear what you're asking by muru, JigglyNaga, RalfFriedl, Michael Homer, Sparhawk Dec 21 '18 at 10:56
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Thanks. I am using Linux only, so it is hard for me to relate
– Tim
Dec 19 '18 at 18:48
That may be easier to understand.
– Tim
Dec 19 '18 at 18:53
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It seems that a server is not necessarily running as a daemon, e.g. X server. If I am not correct, please let me know.
Is a daemon necessarily a server? Is there a daemon which is not a server? I guess there are quite a few, and I am not sure if the init processes under sysvinit and systemd are such examples.
Thanks.
daemon init
asked Dec 19 '18 at 18:06
Tim
26k74246455
It seems that a server is not necessarily running as a daemon, e.g. X server. If I am not correct, please let me know.
Is a daemon necessarily a server? Is there a daemon which is not a server? I guess there are quite a few, and I am not sure if the init processes under sysvinit and systemd are such examples.
Thanks.
daemon init
daemon init
asked Dec 19 '18 at 18:06
Tim
26k74246455
asked Dec 19 '18 at 18:06
Tim
26k74246455
asked Dec 19 '18 at 18:06
Tim
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asked Dec 19 '18 at 18:06
Tim
26k74246455
asked Dec 19 '18 at 18:06
Tim
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closed as unclear what you're asking by muru, JigglyNaga, RalfFriedl, Michael Homer, Sparhawk Dec 21 '18 at 10:56
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Thanks. I am using Linux only, so it is hard for me to relate
– Tim
Dec 19 '18 at 18:48
That may be easier to understand.
– Tim
Dec 19 '18 at 18:53
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Thanks. I am using Linux only, so it is hard for me to relate
– Tim
Dec 19 '18 at 18:48
That may be easier to understand.
– Tim
Dec 19 '18 at 18:53
Thanks. I am using Linux only, so it is hard for me to relate
– Tim
Dec 19 '18 at 18:48
Thanks. I am using Linux only, so it is hard for me to relate
– Tim
Dec 19 '18 at 18:48
That may be easier to understand.
– Tim
Dec 19 '18 at 18:53
That may be easier to understand.
– Tim
Dec 19 '18 at 18:53
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Anything that is performing a task without being requested to do so by a client. I.e. a daemon that is not serving clients.
I've recently played around with SSHGuard, a daemon that parses connection logs and that blocks abusive hosts. This is not a server.
The DHCP client deamon that many Unices runs variations of is not a server.
NTP is ofter implemented as a daemon that can function without being a server (only as a leaf node client).
answered Dec 19 '18 at 18:54
Kusalananda
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fail2ban(similar to SSHGuard) andsmartd(monitoring of S.M.A.R.T values) are two other examples that come to mind.
– Zeta
Dec 19 '18 at 18:56
acpid,mcelog,irqbalance,rngd,atd, andcronare all additional examples that come to mind.
– Austin Hemmelgarn
Dec 19 '18 at 20:15
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I am moving Mark's comment here
https://www.tuhs.org//cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=V7/usr/src/cmd/update.c is a daemon that is not a server.
answered Dec 19 '18 at 18:47
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Anything that is performing a task without being requested to do so by a client. I.e. a daemon that is not serving clients.
I've recently played around with SSHGuard, a daemon that parses connection logs and that blocks abusive hosts. This is not a server.
The DHCP client deamon that many Unices runs variations of is not a server.
NTP is ofter implemented as a daemon that can function without being a server (only as a leaf node client).
answered Dec 19 '18 at 18:54
Kusalananda
121k16229372
fail2ban(similar to SSHGuard) andsmartd(monitoring of S.M.A.R.T values) are two other examples that come to mind.
– Zeta
Dec 19 '18 at 18:56
acpid,mcelog,irqbalance,rngd,atd, andcronare all additional examples that come to mind.
– Austin Hemmelgarn
Dec 19 '18 at 20:15
add a comment |
Anything that is performing a task without being requested to do so by a client. I.e. a daemon that is not serving clients.
I've recently played around with SSHGuard, a daemon that parses connection logs and that blocks abusive hosts. This is not a server.
The DHCP client deamon that many Unices runs variations of is not a server.
NTP is ofter implemented as a daemon that can function without being a server (only as a leaf node client).
answered Dec 19 '18 at 18:54
Kusalananda
121k16229372
fail2ban(similar to SSHGuard) andsmartd(monitoring of S.M.A.R.T values) are two other examples that come to mind.
– Zeta
Dec 19 '18 at 18:56
acpid,mcelog,irqbalance,rngd,atd, andcronare all additional examples that come to mind.
– Austin Hemmelgarn
Dec 19 '18 at 20:15
add a comment |
Anything that is performing a task without being requested to do so by a client. I.e. a daemon that is not serving clients.
I've recently played around with SSHGuard, a daemon that parses connection logs and that blocks abusive hosts. This is not a server.
The DHCP client deamon that many Unices runs variations of is not a server.
NTP is ofter implemented as a daemon that can function without being a server (only as a leaf node client).
answered Dec 19 '18 at 18:54
Kusalananda
121k16229372
Anything that is performing a task without being requested to do so by a client. I.e. a daemon that is not serving clients.
I've recently played around with SSHGuard, a daemon that parses connection logs and that blocks abusive hosts. This is not a server.
The DHCP client deamon that many Unices runs variations of is not a server.
NTP is ofter implemented as a daemon that can function without being a server (only as a leaf node client).
answered Dec 19 '18 at 18:54
Kusalananda
121k16229372
answered Dec 19 '18 at 18:54
Kusalananda
121k16229372
answered Dec 19 '18 at 18:54
Kusalananda
121k16229372
answered Dec 19 '18 at 18:54
Kusalananda
121k16229372
121k16229372
fail2ban(similar to SSHGuard) andsmartd(monitoring of S.M.A.R.T values) are two other examples that come to mind.
– Zeta
Dec 19 '18 at 18:56
acpid,mcelog,irqbalance,rngd,atd, andcronare all additional examples that come to mind.
– Austin Hemmelgarn
Dec 19 '18 at 20:15
add a comment |
fail2ban(similar to SSHGuard) andsmartd(monitoring of S.M.A.R.T values) are two other examples that come to mind.
– Zeta
Dec 19 '18 at 18:56
acpid,mcelog,irqbalance,rngd,atd, andcronare all additional examples that come to mind.
– Austin Hemmelgarn
Dec 19 '18 at 20:15
fail2ban (similar to SSHGuard) and smartd (monitoring of S.M.A.R.T values) are two other examples that come to mind.– Zeta
Dec 19 '18 at 18:56
fail2ban (similar to SSHGuard) and smartd (monitoring of S.M.A.R.T values) are two other examples that come to mind.– Zeta
Dec 19 '18 at 18:56
acpid, mcelog, irqbalance, rngd, atd, and cronare all additional examples that come to mind.– Austin Hemmelgarn
Dec 19 '18 at 20:15
acpid, mcelog, irqbalance, rngd, atd, and cronare all additional examples that come to mind.– Austin Hemmelgarn
Dec 19 '18 at 20:15
add a comment |
I am moving Mark's comment here
https://www.tuhs.org//cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=V7/usr/src/cmd/update.c is a daemon that is not a server.
answered Dec 19 '18 at 18:47
Tim
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add a comment |
I am moving Mark's comment here
https://www.tuhs.org//cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=V7/usr/src/cmd/update.c is a daemon that is not a server.
answered Dec 19 '18 at 18:47
Tim
26k74246455
add a comment |
I am moving Mark's comment here
https://www.tuhs.org//cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=V7/usr/src/cmd/update.c is a daemon that is not a server.
answered Dec 19 '18 at 18:47
Tim
26k74246455
I am moving Mark's comment here
https://www.tuhs.org//cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=V7/usr/src/cmd/update.c is a daemon that is not a server.
answered Dec 19 '18 at 18:47
Tim
26k74246455
answered Dec 19 '18 at 18:47
Tim
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answered Dec 19 '18 at 18:47
Tim
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answered Dec 19 '18 at 18:47
Tim
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Thanks. I am using Linux only, so it is hard for me to relate
– Tim
Dec 19 '18 at 18:48
That may be easier to understand.
– Tim
Dec 19 '18 at 18:53