source: networking/netprogs/rpcbind.xml@ 366fcd03

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<sect1 id="rpcbind" xreflabel="rpcbind-&rpcbind-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="rpcbind.html"?>

  <sect1info>
    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>rpcbind-&rpcbind-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="rpcbind">
    <primary sortas="a-rpcbind">rpcbind</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to rpcbind</title>

    <para>The <application>rpcbind</application> program is a replacement for
    <application>portmap</application>.  It is required for import or export
    of Network File System (NFS) shared directories. </para>

    &lfs79_checked;

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&rpcbind-download-http;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&rpcbind-download-ftp;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download MD5 sum: &rpcbind-md5sum;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download size: &rpcbind-size;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated disk space required: &rpcbind-buildsize;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated build time: &rpcbind-time;</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Required patch:
          <ulink url="&patch-root;/rpcbind-&rpcbind-version;-tirpc_fix-1.patch"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">rpcbind Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para role="required">
      <xref linkend="libtirpc"/>
    </para>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
    <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/rpcbind"/></para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of rpcbind</title>

    <!-- Packages should adapt to standards, not the other way around -->
    <para>In order to get <application>rpcbind</application> to work
    properly, first fix the package to use correct service name:</para>

<screen><userinput>sed -i "/servname/s:rpcbind:sunrpc:" src/rpcbind.c &amp;&amp;</userinput></screen>

    <para>Install <application>rpcbind</application> by running the following
    commands:</para>

<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../rpcbind-&rpcbind-version;-tirpc_fix-1.patch &amp;&amp;

./configure --prefix=/usr       \
            --bindir=/sbin      \
            --with-rpcuser=root \
            --without-systemdsystemunitdir &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>

    <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="commands">
    <title>Command Explanations</title>

    <para><command>--with-rpcuser=root</command>: This works around an error in
    the configure script.</para>

    <para><command>--without-systemdsystemunitdir</command>: BLFS does not
    support systemd.</para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="configuration">
    <title>Configuring rpcbind</title>

    <sect3 id="rpcbind-init">
      <title>Boot Script</title>

      <para>Install the <filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/rpcbind</filename> init script
      included in the <xref linkend="bootscripts"/> package.</para>

      <indexterm zone="rpcbind rpcbind-init">
         <primary sortas="f-rpcbind">rpcbind</primary>
      </indexterm>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install-rpcbind</userinput></screen>

    </sect3>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Program</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>rpcbind and rpcinfo</seg>
        <seg>None</seg>
        <seg>None</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="rpcbind-prog">
        <term><command>rpcbind</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>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.  </para>
          <indexterm zone="rpcbind rpcbind-prog">
            <primary sortas="b-rpcbind">rpcbind</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="rpcinfo">
        <term><command>rpcinfo</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>makes an RPC call to an RPC server and reports data according
          to the requested options.  </para>
          <indexterm zone="rpcbind rpcinfo">
            <primary sortas="b-rpcinfo">rpcinfo</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

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