RPC nlockmgr service
| nlockmgr (273) |  Low Risk |
Description:
The RPC nlockmgr service has been detected as running. The nlockmgr is part of the file locking manager system for NFS. It forwards local file locking requests to the lock manager on the server system. The nlockmgr service registers with the RPC portmapper as program 100021.
Consequences:
Informational
Remedy:
This service should be disabled if your system is not acting as either an NFS client or server.
References:
Platforms Affected:
- Compaq Tru64
- Data General DG/UX
- IBM AIX
- IETF NFS
- Linux Kernel
- SCO SCO Unix
- SGI IRIX
- Sun Solaris
- WindRiver BSDOS
- HP-UX
Reported:
Not available
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