'service rpcbind start' fails to start the rpcbind service, the command appears to do nothing

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Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Issue

  • The rpcbind initscript does not start the rpcbind 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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