Bug 11492

Summary:	netfs does not check if portmap is running before trying to mount NFS
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	mcwst18
Component:	initscripts	Assignee:	Bill Nottingham <notting>
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Version:	6.2	CC:	rvokal
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Description mcwst18 2000-05-17 20:10:34 UTC

It's not a big deal, but since /etc/rc.d/init.d/portmap goes to the trouble
of leaving a file lying around to prove portmap's running, why can't netfs
check it before trying to mount NFS (and only NFS) volumes?

Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2000-08-07 05:14:54 UTC

Fixed in initscripts-5.40-1.