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>From: Matthew Lazzara <address@hidden> >Organization: SSEC/AMRC >Keywords: 200511041756.jA4HuE7s016908 LDM make install_setuids Hi Matthew and Jesse, re: >In installing new LDM software on iceberg.ssec.wisc.edu, I have >noticed the following error message in the LDM logs upon start up: > >"WARN: Can't register TCP service 300029 on port 388 > WARN: Downstream LDMs won't be able to connect via the RPC >portmapper daemon >(rpcbind(s8, portmap(8), etc.)" Sounds like you did not run 'make install_setuids' as 'root' as the final step of your LDM installation: <as 'ldm'> cd ~ldm tar xvzf ldm-6.4.2.tar.Z cd ldm-6.4.2/src ./configure make make install sudo make install_setuids If you do the last step, rpc.ldmd will be able to use port 388. Without it, the portmapper will be needed. We strongly suggest running 'make install_setuids' as we are not big fans of portmap. Rest assured that the amount of time that the LDM (rpc.ldmd) spends as 'root' is extemely short: just long enough to get port 388. After that, it runs as 'ldm'. >I do not get this on ice.ssec.wisc.edu - both computers are the same >Linux systems, roughly same hardware, and have the same versions of >LDM on them. Is there a configuration issue with RPC and TCP? Did you run 'make install_setuids' as 'root'? >I've CC'ed Unidata support to see if this really is a big problem or >not - it may not be. Not a big problem. >From address@hidden Fri Nov 4 11:06:21 2005 >Jesse, >Thank you! Is this all setup correctly on ice.ssec.wisc.edu? Just >making sure... >Restarting came without these errors... >Thank you!!! >Matthew >>On Nov 4, 2005, at 12:03 PM, Jesse Stroik via RT wrote: >> Matthew, >> >> I started portmapper and configured to start it on boot. Give it a >> try now. >> >> Jesse >> Cheers, Tom -- NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us. >From address@hidden Fri Nov 4 11:25:27 2005 Tom, But I did run the make install setuids! (Been down this road before...) After our admins got the portmapper running and I restarted, things appear to be fine...hmmmm. I'll reverify that I did run the setiuds - but I'm really sure I did... Thank you Tom!! Matthew