Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 2021-04-13

Chapter 15. Networking Programs

rpcbind-1.2.5

Introduction to rpcbind

The rpcbind program is a replacement for portmap. It is required for import or export of Network File System (NFS) shared directories.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-10.1 platform.

Package Information

Additional Downloads

rpcbind Dependencies

Required

libtirpc-1.3.1

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/rpcbind

Installation of rpcbind

In order to get rpcbind to work properly, first fix the package to use correct service name: 

sed -i "/servname/s:rpcbind:sunrpc:" src/rpcbind.c

Install rpcbind by running the following commands: 

patch -Np1 -i ../rpcbind-1.2.5-vulnerability_fixes-1.patch &&

./configure --prefix=/usr                                  \
            --bindir=/sbin                                 \
            --sbindir=/sbin                                \
            --with-rpcuser=root                            \
            --enable-warmstarts                            \
            --without-systemdsystemunitdir                 &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--with-rpcuser=root: This works around an error in the configure script.

--without-systemdsystemunitdir: This version of BLFS does not support systemd.

Configuring rpcbind

Boot Script

Install the /etc/rc.d/init.d/rpcbind init script included in the blfs-bootscripts-20210110 package. 

make install-rpcbind

Contents

Installed Program: rpcbind and rpcinfo
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

rpcbind

is a server that converts RPC program numbers into universal addresses. It must be running on the host to be able to make RPC calls on a server on that machine

rpcinfo

makes an RPC call to an RPC server and reports data according to the requested options

Last updated on 2021-02-19 13:32:42 -0600