rpc.sprayd.8

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.Dd June 22, 1994
.Dt RPC.SPRAYD 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm rpc.sprayd ,
.Nm sprayd
.Nd spray server
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm /usr/libexec/rpc.sprayd
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is a server which records packets sent by the
.Xr spray 8
command and sends a traffic report to the originator of the packets.
The
.Nm
daemon is normally invoked by
.Xr inetd 8 .
.Pp
.Nm
uses an RPC protocol defined in
.Pa /usr/include/rpcsvc/spray.x .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr spray 8
.Sh SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
As
.Nm
responds to packets generated by
.Xr spray 8 ,
remote users can cause a denial of network service against the local
host by saturating requests to
.Nm .