Subject: Re: NFS and privileged ports
To: None <tech-net@netbsd.org>
From: Michael van Elst <mlelstv@serpens.de>
List: tech-net
Date: 11/09/2004 06:57:52
thorpej@shagadelic.org (Jason Thorpe) writes:

>Am I the only one who thinks that the privileged port requirement (that 
>can be disabled on a per-export basis with -noresvport) is just a 
>little silly in this day and age?

>I would really like to make -noresvport the default, and maybe add a 
>-resvport option for people who are under the false impression that the 
>privileged port requirement actually buys them extra security.

If you can pass it always such an option, e.g. during sysinstall...
There are many NFS servers out there that require the client to
use a privileged port.

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