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Error "rcmd: socket: All ports in use" when running commands like rlogin/rsh

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Issue

When using the r-commands like rlogin or rsh I receive the following error:

[root@client root]# rpc test server:/tmp/
rcmd: socket: All ports in use

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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