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Obtain the NIS domain name using bootparamd

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
checks the presence of a RPC service

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

This script attempts to obtain the remote NIS domain name
if the remote host is running bootparamd.

Network Security Threat Level: Low

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Renaud Deraison

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