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abiss27 02-07-2011 10:23 PM
Hi all
 
What is a deamon in linux?

MS3FGX 02-07-2011 10:37 PM
Sounds a bit like homework, but the quick answer is that a daemon is a Unix server process. More or less, any program that runs in the background could be considered a daemon.

Novartum 02-07-2011 10:38 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(computer_software)

abiss27 02-07-2011 10:40 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by MS3FGX (Post 4251483)
Sounds a bit like homework, but the quick answer is that a daemon is a Unix server process. More or less, any program that runs in the background could be considered a daemon.
So it only a Unix thing and what part does it play in Linux?

jmc1987 02-07-2011 10:53 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon

It is pretty much any OS. Just like your virus scan on windows running in the backgroup watching out for viruses as well. Daemon are in many forms for many programs. Simply a backgroud process.


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