RPCBIND (Start RPC Binder Daemon)

RPCBIND Command syntax diagram

 

Purpose

The Start RPC Binder Daemon (RPCBIND) command starts the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) binder daemon. The RPC binder daemon job must be running to use and run Network File System (NFS) daemons and commands and some of the TI-RPC APIs.

This command can also be issued using the following alternative command:

However, the STRNFSSVR command has the following restrictions:

  1. You must have *IOSYSCFG special authority to use this command.

If you attempt to start this daemon and it is already running, it will not cause the command to fail. The command will issue diagnostic message CPCA1B6 if the daemon is already running.

To determine if the RPC server daemon is running, use the Work with Active Jobs (WRKACTJOB) command and look in the subsystem QSYSWRK for existence of the following job:

QNFSRPCD  The RPC binder daemon

 

Restrictions

  1. You must have *IOSYSCFG special authority to use this command.

 

Optional Parameters

RTVRPCREG
Specifies whether to retrieve previously recorded registration information when the RPC daemon is started.

If registration information is retrieved, servers do not have to re-register with the RPC server.

*NO: Do not retrieve registration information.

*YES: Retrieve registration information.

Example for RPCBIND

Example: Start RPC Binder Daemon

RPCBIND  RTVRPCREG(*YES)

This command starts the RPC binder daemon job, and retrieves previously recorded registration information.

Error messages for RPCBIND

None