Starting the PORTMAP address space

There are two ways to start the portmapper as a z/OS® UNIX socket application:

From the z/OS shell
As a started task

To start the portmapper from the z/OS shell, the user ID must be an authorized superuser. The authorized superuser ID can issue oportmap & to start the portmapper. For the authorization procedure, see z/OS UNIX System Services Planning.

You can also start PORTMAP as a started task with the START command as follows:

    START PORTMAP

Note: If your system is using the Network File System (NFS) server, see z/OS Network File System Guide and Reference for more information.