Re: rpc.* services in default install

[Wichert Akkerman <wichert@valinux.com>]

Previously Ethan Benson wrote:
> portmap on its own cannot compromised to get root, at least not
> directly.  portmap changes uid to daemon (not gid though). 

It's also essential for NFS clients if you want to use locking. If
you're not running portmap the kernel will automatically fall back
to using nolock.

Wichert.

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