In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Peter Jay Salzman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >well, the thing is that /etc/init.d/portmap doesn't get run. symlinks to it >from within the rc.\.d directories do. i guess i could just blow away the >portmap script, and that might do it once and for all. but it's wierd how >the thing gets run but isn't mentioned in the rc directories.
There are 2 ways portmap can get started: 1. Through a Sxxportmap symlink in /etc/rc?.d 2. Through /etc/init.d/mountnfs.sh If you have an NFS mount in /etc/fstab, mountnfs.sh will start portmapper at bootup because it's needed for the NFS mount. If you don't want portmap, don't use NFS mounts. Mike.
