* T <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [20060717 22:02]: > On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 20:23:49 +0200, Michael Prokop wrote:
> >> whenever I add a user in grml, I get the following error: > >> rpcinfo: can't contact portmapper: RPC: Remote system error - Connection > >> refused [...] > >> I've never see this before, and would like to know why adduser need to > >> do some rpc calls/connections. > > Because you might run userauth via NIS. You didn't notice this before > > because Debian runs portmapper by default - which grml doesn't. > Ahh, no wonder, thanks for the explanation. Any quick fix? Start portmapper or just ignore it. Nothing to care about, it just works and does not break anything. > PS. I didn't touch any userauth or NIS setting after the HD installation. Yes, that's Debian's useradd. > PPS. I don't have any package that begins with yp installed. But something like nis/nfs/portmap/passwd. ;) regards, -mika- -- You like grml? Help us! http://grml.org/donations/ Already on the grml-user-map? http://www.frappr.com/grmlusers Grml Solutions http://solutions.grml.org/
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