Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 19:52:53 +1000 From: Nick Slager <nicks@albury.net.au> To: Massimo De Giorgi <madg66@libero.it> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: sunrpc service on port 111 Message-ID: <20000721195253.A76156@albury.net.au> In-Reply-To: <000301bff2f8$6498a600$4ab82397@oemcomputer>; from madg66@libero.it on Fri, Jul 21, 2000 at 11:43:41AM %2B0200 References: <000301bff2f8$6498a600$4ab82397@oemcomputer>
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Thus spake Massimo De Giorgi (madg66@libero.it): > What is that sunrpc service on port 111 for ? > How can I enable/disable it ? It's portmap, and is required if you run any software that makes RPC calls (eg NFS). If you don't need it, you can disable it by putting portmap_enable="NO" in /etc/rc.conf. Nick. -- From a Sun Microsystems bug report (#4102680): "Workaround: don't pound on the mouse like a wild monkey." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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