%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ 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: 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 --with-rpcuser=root: This works around an error in the configure script. Install the /etc/rc.d/init.d/rpcbind init script included in the package. rpcbind make install-rpcbind 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