portmap 4.0

[Gabriel2010]

Hello
Is portmap necessary in a system/network where NIS, NFS will not exist?
or does any other program, daemon needs this?
I have looked around the Net but would prefer other Linux/Unix users opinions.
Thanks!


Glad to be here!

 

[flugh]

I disable portmap on all my debian systems too. I also don't have NFS or anything running on the systems. No problems.

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JBR

 

[jrjuiliano]

I never need portmap until I use NFS.

From what I gather -->

http://www.rt.com/man/portmap.8.html

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Tells me that it's needed mostly for NFS and inetd functions.

J.R.