TCP/IP daemons

Daemons (also known as servers) are processes that run continuously in the background and perform functions required by other processes. Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) provides daemons for implementing certain functions in the operating system.

These daemons are background processes that run without interrupting other processes (unless that is part of the daemon function).

Daemons are invoked by commands at the system management level, by other daemons, or by shell scripts. You can also control daemons with the inetd daemon, the rc.tcpip shell script, and the System Resource Controller (SRC).