Re: sunrpc (fwd)
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 23:21:16 -0500 (EST)
From: Debian Ghost <debian@ghost.net.cfw.com>
To: Olaf Meeuwissen <olaf@epkowa.co.jp>
Cc: debin-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: sunrpc
Dear Olaf,
Thank you for the reply!
I am not so sure I understand what RPC servers are.
Does it have something to do with an NFS type service?
I do not know that I use any RPC servers or services. That
is why I am considering turning down the sunrpc service.
Would this be wise?
Thanks!
D. Ghost
On 1 Sep 2000, Olaf Meeuwissen wrote:
> Debian Mail <debian@ghost.net.cfw.com> writes:
>
> > D Ghost here,
> > I've searched and looked for documentation on what sunrpc is and what
> > starts/stops it in debian. I have checked inetd.conf and it is not started
> > in there. I want to not run this deamon. How do I "turn it off" ?
>
> This service is provided by `portmap'. Remove `/etc/rc?.d/S18portmap'
> to stop it from being started, but note that any RPC servers that are
> invoked will more than likely refuse to start or just simply crash.
>
> --
> Olaf Meeuwissen Epson Kowa Corporation, Research and Development
>
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