exportfs

The exportfs command is used to maintain the current table of exported file systems for NFS. This list is kept in a separate file named /var/lib/nfs/xtab which is read by mountd when a remote host requests access to mount a file tree, and parts of the list which are active are kept in the kernel's export table.

Documentation

• man 8 'exportfs' [EN]

Syntax

exportfs [PARAMETER ...] [HOST:/PATH]

Parameters

-a

Export or unexport all directories.

-f

In new mode, flush everything out of the kernels export table. Any clients that are active will get new entries added by mountd when they make their next request.

-o PARAMETER,[...]

Specify a list of export PARAMETERs in the same manner as in exports.

-r

Reexport all directories. It synchronizes /var/lib/nfs/xtab with /etc/exports. It removes entries in /var/lib/nfs/xtab which are deleted from /etc/exports, and remove any entries from the kernel export table which are no longer valid.

-u

Unexport one or more directories.

-v

Be verbose. When exporting or unexporting, show what's going on. When displaying the current export list, also display the list of export options.