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diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfsservice/rpcbind/rpcbind.8 b/fs/nfs/nfsservice/rpcbind/rpcbind.8 deleted file mode 100644 index c77f1d5e8631..000000000000 --- a/fs/nfs/nfsservice/rpcbind/rpcbind.8 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,127 +0,0 @@ -.\" $NetBSD: rpcbind.8,v 1.1 2010/07/26 15:53:00 pooka Exp $ -.\" @(#)rpcbind.1m 1.19 92/09/14 SMI; from SVr4 -.\" Copyright 1989 AT&T -.\" Copyright 1991 Sun Microsystems, Inc. -.Dd October 19, 2008 -.Dt RPCBIND 8 -.Sh NAME -.Nm rpcbind -.Nd universal addresses to RPC program number mapper -.Sh SYNOPSIS -.Nm -.Op Fl dilLs -.Sh DESCRIPTION -.Nm -is a server that converts -.Tn RPC -program numbers into -universal addresses. -It must be running on the host to be able to make -.Tn RPC -calls -on a server on that machine. -.Pp -When an -.Tn RPC -service is started, -it tells -.Nm -the address at which it is listening, -and the -.Tn RPC -program numbers it is prepared to serve. -When a client wishes to make an -.Tn RPC -call to a given program number, -it first contacts -.Nm -on the server machine to determine -the address where -.Tn RPC -requests should be sent. -.Pp -.Nm -should be started before any other RPC service. -Normally, standard -.Tn RPC -servers are started by port monitors, so -.Nm -must be started before port monitors are invoked. -.Pp -When -.Nm -is started, it checks that certain name-to-address -translation-calls function correctly. -If they fail, the network configuration databases may be corrupt. -Since -.Tn RPC -services cannot function correctly in this situation, -.Nm -reports the condition and terminates. -.Pp -.Nm -can only be started by the super-user. -.Pp -Access control is provided by -.Pa /etc/hosts.allow -and -.Pa /etc/hosts.deny , -as described in -.Xr hosts_access 5 -with daemon name -.Nm . -.Sh OPTIONS -.Bl -tag -width Ds -.It Fl d -Run in debug mode. -In this mode, -.Nm -will not fork when it starts, will print additional information -during operation, and will abort on certain errors. -With this option, the name-to-address translation consistency -checks are shown in detail. -.It Fl i -.Dq insecure -mode. -Allows calls to SET and UNSET from any host. -Normally -.Nm -accepts these requests only from the loopback interface for security reasons. -This change is necessary for programs that were compiled with earlier -versions of the rpc library and do not make those requests using the -loopback interface. -.It Fl l -Turns on libwrap connection logging. -.It Fl s -Causes -.Nm -to change to the user daemon as soon as possible. -This causes -.Nm -to use non-privileged ports for outgoing connections, preventing non-privileged -clients from using -.Nm -to connect to services from a privileged port. -.It Fl L -Allow old-style local connections over the loopback interface. -Without this flag, local connections are only allowed over a local socket, -.Pa /var/run/rpcbind.sock -.El -.Sh NOTES -All RPC servers must be restarted if -.Nm -is restarted. -.Sh FILES -.Bl -tag -width "/var/run/rpcbind.sock" -compact -.It Pa /var/run/rpcbind.sock -.It Pa /etc/hosts.allow -explicit remote host access list. -.It Pa /etc/hosts.deny -explicit remote host denial of service list. -.El -.Sh SEE ALSO -.Xr rpcbind 3 , -.Xr hosts_access 5 , -.Xr hosts_options 5 , -.Xr netconfig 5 , -.Xr rpcinfo 8 |