%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ rpcbind-&rpcbind-version; rpcbind Introduction to rpcbind The rpcbind program is a replacement for portmap. It is required for import or export of Network File System (NFS) shared directories. &lfs75_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &rpcbind-md5sum; Download size: &rpcbind-size; Estimated disk space required: &rpcbind-buildsize; Estimated build time: &rpcbind-time; rpcbind Dependencies Required User Notes: Installation of rpcbind In order to get rpcbind to work properly, first fix the package to use correct service name: sed -i "/servname/s:rpcbind:sunrpc:" src/rpcbind.c && sed -i "/error = getaddrinfo/s:rpcbind:sunrpc:" src/rpcinfo.c Install rpcbind by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr --bindir=/sbin --with-rpcuser=root && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install Command Explanations --with-rpcuser=root: This works around an error in the configure script. Configuring rpcbind Systemd Units To start the rpcbind daemon at boot, install the systemd unit from the package by running the following command as the root user: rpcbind make install-rpcbind Contents Installed Program Installed Libraries Installed Directories rpcbind and rpcinfo None None Short Descriptions rpcbind is a server that converts RPC program numbers into universal addresses. It must be running on the host to be able to make RPC calls on a server on that machine. rpcbind rpcinfo makes an RPC call to an RPC server and reports data according to the requested options. rpcinfo