rpcinfo -p localhost command fails with "rpcinfo: localhost: Servname not supported for ai_socktype"
Issue
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Executing
rpcinfo -p localhostfails with following error message# rpcinfo -p localhost rpcinfo: localhost: Servname not supported for ai_socktype -
Executing
rpcinfojust works# rpcinfo program version netid address service owner 100000 4 tcp6 ::.0.111 portmapper superuser 100000 3 tcp6 ::.0.111 portmapper superuser 100000 4 udp6 ::.0.111 portmapper superuser 100000 3 udp6 ::.0.111 portmapper superuser 100000 4 tcp 0.0.0.0.0.111 portmapper superuser 100000 3 tcp 0.0.0.0.0.111 portmapper superuser 100000 2 tcp 0.0.0.0.0.111 portmapper superuser 100000 4 udp 0.0.0.0.0.111 portmapper superuser 100000 3 udp 0.0.0.0.0.111 portmapper superuser 100000 2 udp 0.0.0.0.0.111 portmapper superuser 100000 4 local /var/run/rpcbind.sock portmapper superuser 100000 3 local /var/run/rpcbind.sock portmapper superuser
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- rpcinfo
- rear (usually seen when performing a restore)
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