Remctl is a client/server protocol for executing specific commands on a remote system with kerberos authentication. the allowable commands must be listed in a server configuration file, and the executable run on the server may be mapped to any command name. each command is also associated with an acl containing a list of kerberos principals authorized to run that command.

this is a transitional package to handle upgrades from the older ruby 1.8 extension naming scheme. it can be safely removed.