Unable to start rstatd, it throws an error message 'rpc.rstatd[27959]: unable to register (RSTATPROG, RSTATVERS_TIME, udp)'

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Issue

  • While starting rstatd, it fails with following error.

    rpc.rstatd[27959]: unable to register (RSTATPROG, RSTATVERS_TIME, udp).

  • While trying to start rpcbind and rstatd, it shows following error messages in /var/log/daemon.log file.

    Apr 14 13:42:39 hostname rpcbind: cannot create socket for udp6
Apr 14 13:42:39 hostname rpcbind: cannot create socket for tcp6
Apr 14 13:43:27 hostname rpc.rstatd[32069]: unable to register (RSTATPROG, 
RSTATVERS_TIME, udp).

  • However, rpcinfo -p gives following output.

    # rpcinfo -p
    program vers proto   port  service
     100000    4   tcp    111  portmapper
     100000    3   tcp    111  portmapper
     100000    2   tcp    111  portmapper
     100000    4   udp    111  portmapper
     100000    3   udp    111  portmapper
     100000    2   udp    111  portmapper

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • rpcbind

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