inetd[956]: rpc.cmsd/udp: Exit status 1

[Ronald_35]

Message appears in syslog file almost every 5 minutes.Question is what is the cause and how do I stop this message ?

message:inetd[956]: rpc.cmsd/udp: Exit status 1

[Matti_Kurkela]

"man rpc.cmsd" says rpc.cmsd is CDE's "calendar manager service daemon".

Apparently something is sending UDP packets to rpc.cmsd's port. Because it's a SunRPC service, its port number may change whenever inetd is restarted and/or the system is rebooted. If you're interested, you can find the current port number by running "rpcinfo -p".

If you don't use the network calendar functionality of the CDE desktop, this daemon is useless. Comment it out of /etc/inetd.conf, send a "kill -HUP" to the inetd process, and the message is gone forever.

In my opinion, this daemon belongs strictly to workstations. It should be a standard operating procedure to disable it on all servers, unless there is a specific need for it, or the server's primary purpose is to serve Xterminals.

MK

[Doug Burton]

I'd comment out the line
rpc dgram udp wait root /usr/dt/bin/rpc.cmsd 100068 2-5 rpc.cmsd
and the next line as well
rpc xti tcp swait root /usr/dt/bin/rpc.ttdbserver 100083 1 /usr/dt/bin/rpc.ttdbserver

As mentioned the "rpc.cmsd" works with CDE Calendar Manager (dtcm). If you don't use dtcm then you might as well close it off. Also, my understanding is "rpc.ttdbserver" let's you connect to other CDE desktops in order to exchange Calendar or DTmail info (dtcm and dtmail). It's also the item that makes those stinkin TT_DB directories. Comment the beast.