Name

rpcbind

Synopsis

rpcbind [options]

NFS/NIS command. portmap is renamed rpcbind in newer Linux systems. It maps RPC program numbers into universal addresses. This server must be running in order to make RPC calls. RPC servers run on a host register their program number with rpcbind. Clients wishing to make an RPC call first check with rpcbind to find the address for a given program number.

-a

Abort on errors if debugging (-d).

-d

Run in debug mode. Do not fork.

-h [address]

Bind to the specified IP address for UDP requests. This option may be given multiple times. You need not specify the localhost. When using this option rpcbind automatically binds to 127.0.0.1 and ::1 (if using IPv6) as well.

-i

Insecure mode. Allow calls to SET and UNSET from any host.

-l

Enable libwrap connection logging (tcp wrappers).

-s

Change to user daemon sooner. Bind to nonprivileged ports for outgoing connections, refuse connections to privileged ports from nonprivileged clients.

-w

Warm start. Read stat from a previous rpcbind.

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