NFS and rc.conf options (statd lockd, necessary?)

[Kris Kennaway]

On Wed, Mar 16, 2005 at 03:29:57PM -0800, Benjamin Keating wrote:

> rpc_lockd_enable="NO"           # Run NFS rpc.lockd needed for client/server.
> rpc_statd_enable="NO"           # Run NFS rpc.statd needed for client/server.
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> 
> Are these to be used or are they obsolete? I don't understand why the
> handbook makes no mention of these and I'd like to know what they are.

That's what manpages are for :-)

Yes, it's best to run them because they provide useful functionality.

Kris

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