Add these lines to /etc/init.d/rpcbind The init script checks if the directory is there but not the files, so just add the checks:
... start () { if [ ! -d $STATEDIR ] ; then mkdir -p $STATEDIR fi if [ ! -O $STATEDIR ] ; then log_begin_msg "$STATEDIR not owned by root" log_end_msg 1 exit 1 fi #ADD THESE LINES if [ ! -f $STATEDIR/rpcbind.xdr ] then touch $STATEDIR/rpcbind.xdr fi if [ ! -f $STATEDIR/portmap.xdr ] then touch $STATEDIR/portmap.xdr fi #END log_begin_msg "Starting rpcbind daemon..." pid=$( pidofproc /sbin/rpcbind ) if [ -n "$pid" ] then ... -- Steven Hudson randompr...@fastmail.us -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org