---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 23:21:16 -0500 (EST) From: Debian Ghost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Olaf Meeuwissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: sunrpc
Dear Olaf, Thank you for the reply! I am not so sure I understand what RPC servers are. Does it have something to do with an NFS type service? I do not know that I use any RPC servers or services. That is why I am considering turning down the sunrpc service. Would this be wise? Thanks! D. Ghost On 1 Sep 2000, Olaf Meeuwissen wrote: > Debian Mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > D Ghost here, > > I've searched and looked for documentation on what sunrpc is and what > > starts/stops it in debian. I have checked inetd.conf and it is not started > > in there. I want to not run this deamon. How do I "turn it off" ? > > This service is provided by `portmap'. Remove `/etc/rc?.d/S18portmap' > to stop it from being started, but note that any RPC servers that are > invoked will more than likely refuse to start or just simply crash. > > -- > Olaf Meeuwissen Epson Kowa Corporation, Research and Development >
