(rpc.)statd is the NFS state daemon.  Lockd handles file locking; statd
I think keeps state on NFS.

More to the point, statd keeps track of outstanding remote requests and
tries to re-establish contact with remote systems when the server comes
back up.

Bill Studenmund sez:
/*
 * On Sat, 6 Dec 1997, Jaromir Dolecek wrote:
 * 
 * > I noticed The NetBSD Project is on CERT Advisory's vendors list finally.
 * > Good work, guys ;-)
 * > Even better is we are not vulnerable ;-)
 * 
 * I saw this, and I've been wondering. The answer was that we don't ship
 * with a statd. But what is /usr/sbin/rpc.statd? It comes up when you do a
 * man on statd. ??
 * 
 * Take care,
 * 
 * Bill
 * 
 */





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