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author | charnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-07-14 14:47:15 +0000 |
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committer | charnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-07-14 14:47:15 +0000 |
commit | d2168fe021bd1693c1038503e09d3d74dd8b6f36 (patch) | |
tree | 1cffbfcbeace5b3e6b01d3c6b67a9c10233bc810 /usr.sbin/rpcbind/rpcbind.8 | |
parent | 745a7b1537c2ebb511bcf928366eefe72af77dac (diff) | |
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The .Nm utility
Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/rpcbind/rpcbind.8')
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/rpcbind/rpcbind.8 b/usr.sbin/rpcbind/rpcbind.8 index 42d0579..8418cb1 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/rpcbind/rpcbind.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/rpcbind/rpcbind.8 @@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ .Nm .Op Fl dilLs .Sh DESCRIPTION +The .Nm -is a server that converts +utility is a server that converts .Tn RPC program numbers into universal addresses. @@ -41,8 +42,9 @@ the address where .Tn RPC requests should be sent. .Pp +The .Nm -should be started before any other RPC service. +utility should be started before any other RPC service. Normally, standard .Tn RPC servers are started by port monitors, so @@ -60,8 +62,9 @@ services cannot function correctly in this situation, .Nm reports the condition and terminates. .Pp +The .Nm -can only be started by the super-user. +utility can only be started by the super-user. .Sh OPTIONS .Bl -tag -width indent .It Fl d @@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ to the list. .It Fl i .Dq Insecure mode. -Allows calls to SET and UNSET from any host. +Allow calls to SET and UNSET from any host. Normally .Nm accepts these requests only from the loopback interface for security reasons. @@ -106,9 +109,9 @@ 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. +Turn on libwrap connection logging. .It Fl s -Causes +Cause .Nm to change to the user daemon as soon as possible. This causes |