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This is a list of Unix daemons that are found on various Unix-like operating systems. Unix daemons typically have a name ending with a d.
Process
Description
init[1]
The Unix program which spawns all other processes. As of 2016, for major Linux distributions, it has been replaced by systemd.[2]
biod[3]
Works in cooperation with the remote nfsd to handle client NFS requests.
crond[1]
Time-based job scheduler, runs jobs in the background.
dhcpd
Dynamically configure TCP/IP information for clients.
fingerd
Provides a network interface for the finger protocol, as used by the finger command.
ftpd[1]
Services FTP requests from a remote system.
httpd
Web server daemon.
inetd[4]
Listens for network connection requests. If a request is accepted, it can launch a background daemon to handle the request, was known as the super server for this reason. Some systems use the replacement command xinetd.
lpd
The line printer daemon that manages printer spooling.
nfsd[3]
Processes NFS operation requests from client systems. Historically each nfsd daemon handled one request at a time, so it was normal to start multiple copies.
ntpd
Network Time Protocol daemon that manages clock synchronization across the network. xntpd implements the version 3 standard of NTP.
portmap/rpcbind
Provides information to allow ONC RPC clients to contact ONC RPC servers
sshd
Listens for Secure Shell requests from clients.
sendmail
SMTP daemon.
swapper
Copies process regions to swap space in order to reclaim physical pages of memory for the kernel. Also called sched.
syslogd
System logger process that collects various system messages.
syncd
Periodically keeps the file systems synchronized with system memory.
systemd
Replacement of init, the Unix program which spawns all other processes.
xfsd
Serve X11 fonts to remote clients.
vhand
Releases pages of memory for use by other processes. Also known as the "page stealing daemon"
ypbind
Find the server for an NIS domain and store the information in a file.
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