nfs-idmap.service removed

Thu Apr 26 11:31:02 UTC 2012

On Thu, 2012-04-26 at 07:49 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> Is there anywhere documentation outlining the decision to remove a separate
> nfs-idmap.service from F17?  It seems that nfs-server.service must be enabled and
> started in order for rpc.idmapd.  It doesn't seem logical that a system running a NFS
> Client Only should be required to also run an NFS server.

The changelog message reads:

"Removed the nfs-idmap service. rpc.idmap is now part of the nfs-server
service"

Steve, can you elaborate? Do pure clients never need idmap?
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