'service rpcbind start' fails to start the rpcbind service, the command appears to do nothing
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue
- The
rpcbind
initscript does not start therpcbind
service correctly. - Neither of the following commands start the
rpcbind
service:
# service rpcbind start
# /etc/init.d/rpcbind start
- The service can manually be started using the command:
# /sbin/rpcbind
Resolution
- Ensure the following line is present in
/etc/sysconfig/network
:
NETWORKING=yes
Diagnostic Steps
- If possible inspect the
rpcbind
initscript located at/etc/init.d/rpcbind
and compare it to a functional initscript taken from a secondary machine:
# diff rpcbind_good rpcbind_bad
- Debug the initscript using the
bash -x
command:
# bash -x /etc/init.d/rpcbind start
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