PORTMAP(8C)
NAME
portmap - maps RPC program numbers to DARPA port numbers
USAGE
cps /etc/portmap [ -sn ]
DESCRIPTION
The portmap server daemon runs on a server host and directs data transmissions from client hosts to RPC (Remote Procedure Call) servers. When an RPC server begins operation, it tells portmap the port number being monitored and the program numbers being serviced by the RPC server. A client host sending RPC packets to a particular program number gets the appropriate port number from portmap.
Normally, you invoke the server daemon in the server host’s ‘node_data/startup file. The -s option puts the server daemon to sleep for n seconds to allow the TCP server to fully initialize before the server daemon requires its resources. The recommended value for n is 10.
Note that if you restart portmap, you must also restart the mountd and nfsd server daemons (in that order).
EXAMPLE
cps /etc/portmap -s10