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diff --git a/usr.sbin/rpcbind/rpcbind.8 b/usr.sbin/rpcbind/rpcbind.8 deleted file mode 100644 index 0ecf895..0000000 --- a/usr.sbin/rpcbind/rpcbind.8 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,148 +0,0 @@ -.\" @(#)rpcbind.1m 1.19 92/09/14 SMI; from SVr4 -.\" Copyright 1989 AT&T -.\" Copyright 1991 Sun Microsystems, Inc. -.\" $FreeBSD$ -.Dd April 23, 2007 -.Dt RPCBIND 8 -.Os -.Sh NAME -.Nm rpcbind -.Nd universal addresses to RPC program number mapper -.Sh SYNOPSIS -.Nm -.Op Fl 6adiLls -.Op Fl h Ar bindip -.Sh DESCRIPTION -The -.Nm -utility 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 -The -.Nm -utility 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 -The -.Nm -utility can only be started by the super-user. -.Sh OPTIONS -.Bl -tag -width indent -.It Fl 6 -Bind to AF_INET6 (IPv6) addresses only. -.It Fl a -When debugging -.Pq Fl d , -do an abort on errors. -.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 if -.Fl a -is also specified. -With this option, the name-to-address translation consistency -checks are shown in detail. -.It Fl h Ar bindip -Specify specific IP addresses to bind to for TCP and UDP requests. -This option -may be specified multiple times and is typically necessary when running -on a multi-homed host. -If no -.Fl h -option is specified, -.Nm -will bind to -.Dv INADDR_ANY , -which could lead to problems on a multi-homed host due to -.Nm -returning a UDP packet from a different IP address than it was -sent to. -Note that when specifying IP addresses with -.Fl h , -.Nm -will automatically add -.Li 127.0.0.1 -and if IPv6 is enabled, -.Li ::1 -to the list. -.It Fl i -.Dq Insecure -mode. -Allow 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 -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 . -.It Fl l -Turn on libwrap connection logging. -.It Fl s -Cause -.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. -.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 -.El -.Sh SEE ALSO -.Xr rpcbind 3 , -.Xr netconfig 5 , -.Xr rpcinfo 8 |