Starting the Registry

Hi, I have 2 doubts regarding the rmiregistry.
1.There are two ways of starting the rmiregistry:
.Enter the command rmiregistry in command prompt.
.LocateRegistry.createRegistry(port).
Which one should be used for this assignment?
2.Can I always bind my remote object on the default port or should I prompt the user to enter through command line parameter?
Thanks.

1. You can use either, though doing so internally (LocateRegistry.createRegistry(port)) makes it easier for the user. What i'd recommend would be for you to try and bind the server to the specified port on an external (command prompt rmiregistry) if that fails then you know there is no rmiregistry running so you can create one internally with the call to LocateRegistry.createRegistry(port).
2.Its best that you make the user specify a port since he may be running a variety of services on different ports.
Akanimo.