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portmap(8nfs)															     portmap(8nfs)

Name
       portmap - DARPA internet port to RPC program number mapper

Syntax
       /usr/etc/portmap

Description
       The  command  is  a server that converts RPC program numbers into DARPA protocol port numbers.  When an RPC server is started, it will tell
       what TCP or UDP port number it is listening on, and what RPC program numbers it is prepared to serve.

       It is important to understand that must first be invoked before attempting to run any RPC service.  It must be running in order to use  any
       RPC-based applications, including the NFS mount daemon, When a client wishes to make an RPC call to a given program number, the RPC program
       will first contact on the server machine to determine the port number where the RPC packets should be sent.

       If crashes, all servers must be restarted.

See Also
       rpcinfo(8nfs)

																     portmap(8nfs)

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PORTMAP(8)						    BSD System Manager's Manual 						PORTMAP(8)

NAME
portmap -- RPC program,version to DARPA port mapper SYNOPSIS
portmap [-d] [-v] [-h bindip] DESCRIPTION
Portmap is a server that converts RPC program numbers into DARPA protocol port numbers. It must be running in order to make RPC calls. When an RPC server is started, it will tell portmap what port number it is listening to, and what RPC program numbers it is prepared to serve. When a client wishes to make an RPC call to a given program number, it will first contact portmap on the server machine to determine the port number where RPC packets should be sent. Portmap must be started before any RPC servers are invoked. Portmap uses hosts_access(5) access control by default. Access control patterns may only reference IP addresses. Normally portmap forks and dissociates itself from the terminal like any other daemon. Portmap then logs errors using syslog(3). The following options are available: -d Prevent portmap from running as a daemon, and causes errors and debugging information to be printed to the standard error output. -v Enable verbose logging of access control checks. -h Specify specific IP addresses to bind to for UDP requests. This option may be specified multiple times and is typically necessary when running on a multi-homed host. If no -h option is specified, portmap will bind to INADDR_ANY, which could lead to problems on a multi-homed host due to portmap returning a UDP packet from a different IP address than it was sent to. Note that when specifying IP addresses with -h, portmap will automatically add 127.0.0.1 to the list. SEE ALSO
hosts_access(5), inetd.conf(5), inetd(8), rpcinfo(8) BUGS
If portmap crashes, all servers must be restarted. HISTORY
The portmap command appeared in 4.3BSD. BSD
June 6, 1993 BSD
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