X-Git-Url: https://git.decadent.org.uk/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=utils%2Fnfsd%2Fnfsd.man;h=4eb3e211ffbab6791955987db21d83b0ed4f9537;hb=6f25394cb5651e7e44cc3fc0b2b4b2ccba8c3625;hp=4ac709c64d0670c687df7302d666328798be6a15;hpb=49b164d978ee6266df7ba0bd335cb34337e7c381;p=nfs-utils.git diff --git a/utils/nfsd/nfsd.man b/utils/nfsd/nfsd.man index 4ac709c..4eb3e21 100644 --- a/utils/nfsd/nfsd.man +++ b/utils/nfsd/nfsd.man @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ .\" nfsd(8) .\" .\" Copyright (C) 1999 Olaf Kirch -.TH rpc.nfsd 8 "31 May 1999" +.TH rpc.nfsd 8 "7 Aug 2006" .SH NAME rpc.nfsd \- NFS server process .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ The .B rpc.nfsd program implements the user level part of the NFS service. The main functionality is handled by the -.B nfsd.o +.B nfsd kernel module; the user space program merely starts the specified number of kernel threads. .P @@ -64,8 +64,20 @@ load created by the NFS clients, but a useful starting point is the .BR nfsstat (8) program. +.P +Note that if the NFS server is already running, then the options for +specifying host, port, and protocol will be ignored. The number of +processes given will be the only option considered, and the number of +active +.B nfsd +processes will be increased or decreased to match this number. +In particular +.B rpc.nfsd 0 +will stop all threads and thus close any open connections. + .SH SEE ALSO .BR rpc.mountd (8), +.BR exports (5), .BR exportfs (8), .BR rpc.rquotad (8), .BR nfsstat (8).