# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE: # The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line # up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' # on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must # make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also # customary to leave one space after the ':'. |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------| portmap: portmap (a daemon to manage RPC connections) portmap: portmap: The portmapper (/sbin/rpc.portmap) is a network daemon used to manage portmap: connections to RPC services. Daemons that offer RPC services (such portmap: as the daemons for NFS) tell the portmapper on what port they listen. portmap: Unlike the services registered with the inetd, RPC network port portmap: numbers may change each time the system is booted. portmap: portmap: The portmapper is required to use NFS or other RPC services. portmap: portmap: