Setting portmap=no, nfs_{client,server}=yes in /etc/rc.conf will give
unexperienced users some grief. How about this:

--- rc.BAK      Fri Nov 19 01:51:48 1999
+++ rc  Fri Nov 19 01:53:47 1999
@@ -304,6 +304,12 @@
 
 # now start the rpc servers, for NFS server/client.
 if checkyesno nfs_client || checkyesno nfs_server; then
+
+       if ! checkyesno portmap; then
+               logger -s "WARNING: you may want to set portmap=YES in /etc/rc.conf" \
+                         "         for proper NFS functionality."
+       fi
+
        echo -n 'starting nfs daemons:'
 
        nfs_locking=NO



 - Hubert

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