Mike Hommey wrote: > On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 02:49:53PM +0100, kevin bailey > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Why is portmap installed by default on a vanilla basic Debian Sarge >> install? >> >> As far as I can see this is mainly used by by NFS and NIS - so if we're >> not using either of these then why should it be installed. > > Probably because of fam, which uses it. > > Mike > >
Hmmmm.... Fam can be used by NFS. I also think fam is used by some GUI/X file managers. As far as I can see it should be ok to remove portmap from an installation which does not have X installed or uses NFS or NIS. I'm sure it's been included in to the default setup for a reason - but I will be removing it on most servers. Kevin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
