Re: [RFR] templates://portmap/{templates}
Christian Perrier wrote:
> Your review should be sent as an answer to this mail.
One reversion and a minor grammar-fix.
> - Portmap by default listens to all IP addresses. However, if you are
> - not providing network RPC services to remote clients (you are if you are
> - setting up a NFS or NIS server) you can safely bind it to the loopback
> - IP address (127.0.0.1)
> + By default, portmap listens to all IP addresses. However, if this
> + machine does not provide network RPC services to remote clients, you
> + can safely bind it to the loopback IP address (127.0.0.1).
[...]
> Remove the confusing mention of NFS or NIS servers.
I think "RPC" is esoteric enough to need the examples.
By default, portmap listens to all IP addresses. However, if this machine
does not provide network RPC services (such as NIS or NFS) to remote
clients, you can safely bind it to the loopback IP address (127.0.0.1).
> - You can also change this configuration by editing the OPTIONS
> - line in the /etc/default/portmap file. If you just don't specify
> - the -i option it will bind to all interfaces.
> + This configuration can be changed by editing the OPTIONS
> + line in the /etc/default/portmap file and adapt the use of the -i option
^ing
> + to your needs.
By editing foo and adapting bar.
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JBR
Ankh kak! (Ancient Egyptian blessing)
--- ../portmap.old/debian/templates 2007-08-28 22:17:02.000000000 +0100
+++ debian/templates 2007-09-01 21:34:34.000000000 +0100
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@
Type: boolean
Default: false
_Description: Should portmap be bound to the loopback address?
- Portmap by default listens to all IP addresses. However, if you are
- not providing network RPC services to remote clients (you are if you are
- setting up a NFS or NIS server) you can safely bind it to the loopback
- IP address (127.0.0.1)
+ By default, portmap listens to all IP addresses. However, if this machine
+ does not provide network RPC services (such as NIS or NFS) to remote
+ clients, you can safely bind it to the loopback IP address (127.0.0.1).
.
This will allow RPC local services (like FAM) to work properly, while
- preventing remote systems from accessing your RPC services.
+ preventing remote systems from accessing the RPC services.
.
- You can also change this configuration by editing the OPTIONS
- line in the /etc/default/portmap file. If you just don't specify
- the -i option it will bind to all interfaces.
+ This configuration can be changed by editing the OPTIONS
+ line in the /etc/default/portmap file and adapting the use of the -i
+ option to your needs.
--- ../portmap.old/debian/control 2007-09-01 21:36:44.000000000 +0100
+++ debian/control 2007-09-01 21:32:51.000000000 +0100
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
Architecture: any
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, lsb-base (>= 1.3-9)
Replaces: netbase (<< 4.00)
-Description: The RPC portmapper
+Description: RPC port mapper
Portmap is a server that converts RPC (Remote Procedure Call) program
- numbers into DARPA protocol port numbers. It must be running in order
+ numbers into DARPA protocol port numbers. It must be running in order
to make RPC calls.
.
Services that use RPC include NFS and NIS.
Template: portmap/loopback
Type: boolean
Default: false
_Description: Should portmap be bound to the loopback address?
By default, portmap listens to all IP addresses. However, if this machine
does not provide network RPC services (such as NIS or NFS) to remote
clients, you can safely bind it to the loopback IP address (127.0.0.1).
.
This will allow RPC local services (like FAM) to work properly, while
preventing remote systems from accessing the RPC services.
.
This configuration can be changed by editing the OPTIONS
line in the /etc/default/portmap file and adapting the use of the -i
option to your needs.
Source: portmap
Section: net
Priority: standard
Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar <anibal@debian.org>
Uploaders: Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pen~a <jfs@computer.org>
Standards-Version: 3.7.2
Build-Depends: libwrap-dev, debhelper (>= 5)
Package: portmap
Architecture: any
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, lsb-base (>= 1.3-9)
Replaces: netbase (<< 4.00)
Description: RPC port mapper
Portmap is a server that converts RPC (Remote Procedure Call) program
numbers into DARPA protocol port numbers. It must be running in order
to make RPC calls.
.
Services that use RPC include NFS and NIS.
.
Homepage: http://neil.brown.name/portmap/
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