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.
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.
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.
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.