portmap(1m)
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portmap
RPC program number to Internet port mapper
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SYNTAX
/usr/etc/portmap
DESCRIPTION
Portmap is a server that converts RPC program numbers into DARPA
protocol port numbers. It must be running in order to make RPC
calls.
When an RPC server is started, it will tell portmap what port
number it is listening to, and what RPC program numbers it is
prepared to serve. When a client wishes to make an RPC call to a
given program number, it will first contact portmap on the server
machine to determine the port number where RPC packets should be
sent. If portmap crashes, all RPC server processes (ypbind,
ypserv, mountd, rwalld) except for nfsd and biod must be killed
and restarted. If you are using a yp server, restart the ypserv
before restarting ypbind.
SEE ALSO
rpcinfo(1M)
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