Linux Services

Linux OS Service ‘smartd’

smartd is a daemon that monitors the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) system built into many ATA-3 and later…

Linux OS Service ‘sshd’

The sshd (Secure Shell Daemon) service is part of the OpenSSH implementation for Linux that provides authenticated, end-to-end encrypted networked…

Linux OS Service ‘nscd’

This is the Name Service Cache Daemon. It takes care of group and password lookups for running programs and then…

Linux OS Service ‘squid’

Squid is a caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. Squid offers a rich access control,…

Linux OS Service ‘xendomains’

The xendomains service automatically starts, stops, and migrates Oracle VM clients (domU) as the Oracle VM server (dom0) boots or…

Linux OS Service ‘ldap’

Linux provides both server-side and client-side support for the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) facility. This is a standards-based facility,…

Linux OS Service ‘yppasswdd’

The yppasswdd service executes the yppasswdd daemon. The yppasswdd is a part of NIS (Network Information Service formerly Yellow Pages)…

Linux OS Service ‘named’

The named service executes the DNS (Dynamic Name Service) server daemon. It converts host names to IP addresses and vice…

Linux OS Service ‘hplip’

HPLIP is an HP developed solution for printing, scanning, and faxing with HP inkjet and laser based printers in Linux.…

Linux OS Service ‘syslog’

Syslog is the general standard for logging system and program messages in the Linux environment. This service constitutes the system…