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Daemon Related Entries Web Links New/Updated Information Note: Many topics at this site are reduced versions of the text in "The Encyclopedia of Networking and Telecommunications." Search results will not be as extensive as a search of the book's CD-ROM. Pronounced "demon," it is a background process or program on UNIX systems. Once started, daemons usually run on their own without any further need for input from an operator. A system administrator may need to set initial startup parameters and change those parameters occasionally. Copyright (c) 2001 Tom Sheldon and Big Sur Multimedia. |