From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Jun 1 0:41:52 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mta6.snfc21.pbi.net (mta6.snfc21.pbi.net [206.13.28.240]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 612EE37BFDF for ; Thu, 1 Jun 2000 00:41:46 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rd64pro@pacbell.net) Received: from ryan ([207.212.134.233]) by mta6.snfc21.pbi.net (Sun Internet Mail Server sims.3.5.2000.01.05.12.18.p9) with SMTP id <0FVG00KFPSQAJ4@mta6.snfc21.pbi.net> for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Thu, 1 Jun 2000 00:27:46 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 00:16:32 -0700 From: Ryan Subject: Re: sunrpc on port:111? To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Reply-To: Ryan Message-id: <001001bfcb99$503a5c20$e986d4cf@pacbell.net> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.3825.400 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000D_01BFCB5E.A3B0CAA0" X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.3825.400 References: <00053120565400.00851@ryan.pacbell.net> <20000601000723.A18358@gforce.johnson.home> X-Priority: 3 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01BFCB5E.A3B0CAA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cool... thanks guys... ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Glenn Johnson=20 To: Ryan=20 Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 10:07 PM Subject: Re: sunrpc on port:111? On Wed, May 31, 2000 at 08:26:08PM -0700, Ryan wrote: > During one of my late night sessions of endless tinkering with > my BSD box, I installed GTKPortScan (merely for fun; and out of > curiosity). Anyway, after running it on a few different IPs, I = decided > to run it on my own. Well, I was pleased to find an open port with > a daemon running on it that I am unfamiliar with (I like that; it > sparks more curiosity). Aside from FTP, Telnet, http, etc, I have > something called "sunrpc" running on port 111. I have no idea what > this is. While I was in inetd.conf disabling finger and a few = others, > I didn't see any mention of sunrpc. I found a sunrpc directory under > /usr/share/examples, and one of the files within said something = about > a remote message printing protocol. Could someone be so kind as to > offer a brief explanation on what this is/does? RPC stands for Remote Procedure Call; 'man -a rpc' will give you two manual pages to read. > Also, while I remember, how can restart inetd (or any daemon, for = that > matter) without restarting BSD? I was under the impression I could > send it an HUP signal via 'kill' and then just restart it, but kill > wants a pid that I can't find. Anyone? Thanks... Look in /var/run. Do 'cat /var/run/inetd.pid' to get the PID for = inetd. --=20 Glenn Johnson glennpj@bayouhome.net ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01BFCB5E.A3B0CAA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Cool... thanks guys...
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Glenn=20 Johnson
To: Ryan
Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.O= RG=20
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 = 10:07=20 PM
Subject: Re: sunrpc on = port:111?

On Wed, May 31, 2000 at 08:26:08PM -0700, Ryan=20 wrote:

> During one of my late night sessions of endless = tinkering=20 with
> my BSD box, I installed GTKPortScan (merely for fun; and = out=20 of
> curiosity). Anyway, after running it on a few different = IPs, I=20 decided
> to run it on my own. Well, I was pleased to find an = open port=20 with
> a daemon running on it that I am unfamiliar with (I like = that;=20 it
> sparks more curiosity). Aside from FTP, Telnet, http, etc, = I=20 have
> something called "sunrpc" running on port 111. I have no = idea=20 what
> this is. While I was in inetd.conf disabling finger and a = few=20 others,
> I didn't see any mention of sunrpc. I found a sunrpc = directory=20 under
> /usr/share/examples, and one of the files within said = something=20 about
> a remote message printing protocol. Could someone be so = kind as=20 to
> offer a brief explanation on what this is/does?

RPC = stands=20 for Remote Procedure Call; 'man -a rpc' will give you two
manual = pages to=20 read.

> Also, while I remember, how can restart inetd (or = any=20 daemon, for that
> matter) without restarting BSD? I was under = the=20 impression I could
> send it an HUP signal via 'kill' and then = just=20 restart it, but kill
> wants a pid that I can't find. Anyone?=20 Thanks...

Look in /var/run. Do 'cat /var/run/inetd.pid' to get = the PID=20 for inetd.

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Glenn Johnson
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