Debian Ghost said: > I am not so sure I understand what RPC servers are. > Does it have something to do with an NFS type service? > I do not know that I use any RPC servers or services. That > is why I am considering turning down the sunrpc service. > > Would this be wise?
Yes, NFS is RPC-based. So is NIS. If you're running either of these, you'll need to keep the portmapper around. If not, there's a good chance you'll be OK without it. The only way to tell for sure, of course, is to turn it off and see if anything breaks. `/etc/init.d/portmap stop` will shut it down until you reboot (or change runlevels) for basic testing. (`/etc/init.d/portmap start` will turn it back on) If you decide you don't need it, you can use update-rc.d to shut it down longer-term or use apt/dpkg/dselect to remove the portmap package and get rid of it permanently. -- "Two words: Windows survives." - Craig Mundie, Microsoft senior strategist "So does syphillis. Good thing we have penicillin." - Matthew Alton Geek Code 3.1: GCS d- s+: a- C++ UL++$ P+>+++ L+++>++++ E- W--(++) N+ o+ !K w---$ O M- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t 5++ X+ R++ tv b+ DI++++ D G e* h+ r++ y+
