NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       portmap - The DARPA port to RPC program number mapper

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       portmap

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The portmap daemon is a server that converts Remote Procedure
 Call (RPC)  program  numbers  into  Defense  Advanced
       Research Projects Agency (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.

       The portmap daemon must be started before any RPC servers,
       including mountd and nfsd,  are  invoked.   Note  that  if
       portmap crashes, all servers must be restarted.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

       Specifies the command path

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Files: services(4)

       Daemons: inetd(8)



                                                       portmap(8)