Why does the entry 'sunrpc /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs rpc_pipefs rw 0 0' exist in /etc/mtab ?

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Issue

  • Why is the entry 'sunrpc /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs rpc_pipefs rw 0 0' seen in /etc/mtab ?

    # mount
    /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00 on / type ext3 (rw)
    proc on /proc type proc (rw)
    sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
    devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
    /dev/vda1 on /boot type ext3 (rw)
    tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
    none on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw)
    sunrpc on /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw)
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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