The portmap Service
The base configuration file for the port mapper daemon is /etc/default/portmap. It suggests one command option that is fed to the /etc/init.d/portmap script:
Options are fed to the service script, /etc/init.d/portmap. This script starts the port mapper service, which enables NFS (and NIS) communication via regular TCP/IP ports.
|
nfs-common Option |
Description |
|
NEED_STATD |
Boolean (yes or no) option that can activate the network status monitor for remote procedure calls (RPCs) |
|
STANDOPTS |
Port-based firewalls block NFS, unless the port for NFS related services are fixed |
|
NEED_IDMAPD |
Boolean (yes or no) option that can activate the ID Name Mapper Daemon (IDMAPD) |
|
NEED_GSSD |
Boolean (yes or no) option that can activate the Generic Security Services Daemon (GSSD) |
|
Table 16-2. /etc/default/nfs-common Options | |
The portmap service must be running for NFS shares to workâon clients and servers. If you're having trouble connecting to an NFS server, make sure the portmap daemon is running with the following command:
$ sudo /etc/init.d/portmap restart
Once the portmap service is started, you should be able to run the rpcinfo -p command to review those services that use portmap. The following excerpts from the output from my Ubuntu Server system tell me that portmap (portmapper), rpc.statd (status), rpc.nfsd (nfs), and the rpc.mountd (mountd) daemons are running. If you prefer a port-based firewall such as iptables, pay attention to the port numbers. For example, this output tells me that communication is possible using NFS versions 2, 3, and 4, using both TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) and UDP (User Datagram Protocol) packets.
To enable communication through a firewall, you'll need to fix the port numbers, primarily in the aforementioned /etc/default/ configuration files.
|
program |
vers |
proto |
port | |
|
100000 |
2 |
tcp |
111 |
portmapper |
|
100000 |
2 |
udp |
111 |
portmapper |
|
100024 |
1 |
udp |
37952 |
status |
|
100024 |
1 |
tcp |
53773 |
status |
|
100003 |
2 |
udp |
2049 |
nfs |
|
100003 |
3 |
udp |
2049 |
nfs |
|
100003 |
4 |
udp |
2049 |
nfs |
|
100021 |
1 |
udp |
32987 |
nlockmgr |
|
100021 |
3 |
udp |
32987 |
nlockmgr |
|
100021 |
4 |
udp |
32987 |
nlockmgr |
|
100003 |
2 |
tcp |
2049 |
nfs |
|
100003 |
3 |
tcp |
2049 |
nfs |
|
100003 |
4 |
tcp |
2049 |
nfs |
|
100021 |
1 |
tcp |
54171 |
nlockmgr |
|
100021 |
3 |
tcp |
54171 |
nlockmgr |
|
100021 |
4 |
tcp |
54171 |
nlockmgr |
|
100005 |
1 |
udp |
45402 |
mountd |
|
100005 |
1 |
tcp |
40733 |
mountd |
|
100005 |
2 |
udp |
45402 |
mountd |
|
100005 |
2 |
tcp |
40733 |
mountd |
|
100005 |
3 |
udp |
45402 |
mountd |
|
100005 |
3 |
tcp |
40733 |
mountd |
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