nfsd(8nfs)nfsd(8nfs)Name
nfsd - NFS server daemon
Syntax
/etc/nfsd [nservers]
Description
The daemon starts the specified number of NFS server daemons which handle file system requests from clients. The nservers argument tells
how many file system server daemons to start. This number should be based on the load expected on this server. The daemon is normally
invoked at boot time through the file.
Examples
/etc/nfsd 4 /* Start four daemons on a large machine /*
See Alsoexports(5nfs), mountd(8nfs)nfsd(8nfs)
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NFSD(8) BSD System Manager's Manual NFSD(8)NAME
nfsd -- remote NFS server
SYNOPSIS
nfsd [-6rut] [-n num_threads]
DESCRIPTION
nfsd runs on a server machine to service NFS requests from client machines. At least one nfsd must be running for a machine to operate as a
server.
Unless otherwise specified, four servers for UDP transport are started.
The following options are available:
-r Register the NFS service with rpcbind(8) without creating any servers. This option can be used along with the -u or -t options to
re-register NFS if the portmap server is restarted.
-n Specifies how many server threads to create. The default is 4. A server should run enough threads to handle the maximum level of
concurrency from its clients.
-6 Listen to IPv6 requests as well as IPv4 requests. If IPv6 support is not available, nfsd will silently continue and just use IPv4.
-t Serve TCP NFS clients.
-u Serve UDP NFS clients.
For example, ``nfsd -t -u -n 6'' serves UDP and TCP transports using six threads.
nfsd listens for service requests at the port indicated in the NFS server specification; see Network File System Protocol Specification, RFC
1094 and NFS: Network File System Version 3 Protocol Specification.
The nfsd utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
SEE ALSO nfsstat(1), nfssvc(2), mountd(8), rpcbind(8)HISTORY
The nfsd utility first appeared in 4.4BSD.
BSD March 17, 2008 BSD
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Inexplicably, nfsd no longer starts automatically on our Sun boxes running Solaris 9, so that 'automount' no longer functions automatically. The problem first manifested itself when we could not access files on any of the nfs automounted directories in our LAN after one of the servers (say... (19 Replies)
hi guys
I installed NFS server and everything started out fine but I don't have /proc/fs/nfsd entry and so I can't mount nfsd. Therefore I can't start my nfs service.
Why don't I have /proc/fs/nfsd? How do I create that?
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Dear Friends,
we are using HP-UX B.11.31 U ia64 HP-UX server. Can you check bellow the top command output whether can point out any abnormality. Becoz i suspect something wrong there,
Load averages: 2.40, 2.73, 2.99
711 processes: 287 sleeping, 424 running
Cpu states:
CPU LOAD USER ... (4 Replies)
Hello,
what is the relation between portmap and nfsd and how communication between them looks like. Does the nfsclient contact with the portmap or nfsd first.
Many thanks in advance for helping me to understand this :)
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we have couple of nfs mounts between various linux servers. Recently i was wondering how to improve the performance by altering the parameters "msize" and "rsize" for nfs.
In my machine i have determined the NFSSVC_MAXBLKSIZE_V2 = 8*1024 but kernel 2.6 supports upto 32k Optimizing NFS... (0 Replies)
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I see following 'nfsd' command is using more CPU. Could someone please comment on it's pros and cons of it?
CPU TTY PID USERNAME PRI NI SIZE RES STATE TIME %WCPU %CPU COMMAND
5 ? 16890 root 152 20 34696K 12036K run 57166:48 856.13 854.64 nfsd
OS -- HP-UX
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Hi.
Using debian 8.0 on a raspberryPI SERVER, accessing nfs from another raspberry gives quick reply.
But from a slackware 14.1 SERVER on a Celeron 2Ghz dual core, is painfully slow and i cannot figure out why.
Can anyone guide me? (2 Replies)