Do I Need Rpcbind?

1 Answer. IOW - The rpcbind service is needed by nfs clients that use v2 and v3, as it required for file locking, and can be disabled for nfs v4 clients, as locking is a part of the NFSv4. 0 protocol.

Is it safe to disable rpcbind?

no, there is no any danger.

What is the purpose of rpcbind?

The rpcbind utility 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. When an RPC service is started, it tells rpcbind the address at which it is listening, and the RPC program numbers it is prepared to serve.

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