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These help the kernel run important tasks such as <code>sshd<\/code> responsible for incoming connections, <code>crond<\/code>, responsible for tasks scheduled to be performed without a user present, or <code>journald<\/code>, which logs all of the services on a system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The word daemon comes originally from Ancient Greece. Daemons typically were lesser deities which acted as spirit guides to mortals. The gods of Ancient Greece would use them as messengers. We could think of the kernel as god and the daemons as the messengers to the user. In fact, the Greek <code>\u00e1ngelos<\/code> means &#8220;messenger&#8221;. This later influenced the Christian concept of angels. 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