- Init.d script: If the RPC services are stopped after the portmapper is stopped it will not be aware of this (will keep the registration file) - If the following sequence occurs: - FAM stopped - Portmapper stopped - FAM started - Portmapper started Then the services will not be registered with the portmapper properly The only plausible fix for this is doing init.d dependencies: if portmap is stopped stop all RPC services? - Postinst could restart RPC services if the configuration has changed just like libc6's does for some upgrades. - Handle the file as a conffile? (done in 5-10) there are presumably not many changes to it in the future since portmap is a rather fixed program.