What is the purpose of rpcbind service?

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Issue

  • What is the purpose of 'rpcbind' service on RHEL system?
  • Which services are dependent on rpcbind service?
  • What is the role of rpcbind service with respect to NFS?
  • Can rpcbind service be stopped, if not in use?

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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