Warning: "Stopping rpcbind.service, but it can still be activated by: rpcbind.socket" is shown when stopping rpcbind

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Issue

  • When stopping rpcbind.service, the following warning is shown
# systemctl stop rpcbind.service
Warning: Stopping rpcbind.service, but it can still be activated by:
  rpcbind.socket
  • Meanwhile, rpcbind.sock is still active
# netstat -anlp | grep -i rpc
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING     19174    1/systemd            /var/run/rpcbind.sock
  • After some time, rpcbind.socket activates rpcbind.service again.
# netstat -anlp | grep -i rpc
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:111             0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      48081/rpcbind
tcp6       0      0 :::111                  :::*                    LISTEN      48081/rpcbind
udp        0      0 0.0.0.0:111             0.0.0.0:*                           48081/rpcbind
udp        0      0 0.0.0.0:778             0.0.0.0:*                           48081/rpcbind
udp6       0      0 :::111                  :::*                                48081/rpcbind
udp6       0      0 :::778                  :::*                                48081/rpcbind
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING     19174    1/systemd            /var/run/rpcbind.sock

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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