Michelle Konzack wrote: > Am 2006-08-20 14:49:53, schrieb kevin bailey: >> Why is portmap installed by default on a vanilla basic Debian Sarge >> install? > > Sorry, but portmap is NOT installed... > > This was changed from Woody->Sarge and I was surprised too, > that I had to install portmap my own > >> As far as I can see this is mainly used by by NFS and NIS - so if we're >> not using either of these then why should it be installed. > > It is not - and IF it is there, it was installed as Dependency. > > Greetings > Michelle Konzack > Systemadministrator > Tamay Dogan Network > Debian GNU/Linux Consultant > >
Hmmm... I don't think I installed anything which needs to have portmap - certainly not NFS or NIS. Anyway, I'll check after the next vanilla install. Cheers, Kevin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
