exportfs(8)


NAME

   exportfs - maintain table of exported NFS file systems

SYNOPSIS

   /usr/sbin/exportfs [-avi] [-o options,..] [client:/path ..]
   /usr/sbin/exportfs -r [-v]
   /usr/sbin/exportfs [-av] -u [client:/path ..]
   /usr/sbin/exportfs [-v]
   /usr/sbin/exportfs -f

DESCRIPTION

   An NFS server maintains a table of local physical file systems that are
   accessible to NFS clients.  Each file system in this table is  referred
   to as an exported file system, or export, for short.

   The exportfs command maintains the current table of exports for the NFS
   server.   The  master  export  table  is   kept   in   a   file   named
   /var/lib/nfs/etab.  This file is read by rpc.mountd when a client sends
   an NFS MOUNT request.

   Normally the master export table is initialized with  the  contents  of
   /etc/exports  and  files  under /etc/exports.d by invoking exportfs -a.
   However, a system administrator can choose to  add  or  delete  exports
   without  modifying  /etc/exports or files under /etc/exports.d by using
   the exportfs command.

   exportfs and its partner program rpc.mountd work in one of two modes: a
   legacy  mode  which  applies  to  2.4 and earlier versions of the Linux
   kernel, and a new  mode  which  applies  to  2.6  and  later  versions,
   providing the nfsd virtual filesystem has been mounted at /proc/fs/nfsd
   or /proc/fs/nfs.  On 2.6 kernels, if this filesystem  is  not  mounted,
   the legacy mode is used.

   In  the new mode, exportfs does not give any information to the kernel,
   but provides it only to rpc.mountd through the /var/lib/nfs/etab  file.
   rpc.mountd  then manages kernel requests for information about exports,
   as needed.

   In the legacy mode, exports which identify a specific host, rather than
   a  subnet  or  netgroup,  are entered directly into the kernel's export
   table, as well as being written to /var/lib/nfs/etab.  Further, exports
   listed  in  /var/lib/nfs/rmtab  which  match a non host-specific export
   request will cause an appropriate export entry for the  host  given  in
   rmtab to be added to the kernel's export table.

OPTIONS

   -a     Export or unexport all directories.

   -o options,...
          Specify  a  list  of  export  options  in  the same manner as in
          exports(5).

   -i     Ignore the /etc/exports  file  and  files  under  /etc/exports.d
          directory.   Only  default  options  and  options  given  on the
          command line are used.

   -r     Reexport all directories, synchronizing  /var/lib/nfs/etab  with
          /etc/exports   and  files  under  /etc/exports.d.   This  option
          removes entries in /var/lib/nfs/etab  which  have  been  deleted
          from /etc/exports or files under /etc/exports.d, and removes any
          entries from the kernel export table which are no longer valid.

   -u     Unexport one or more directories.

   -f     If /proc/fs/nfsd or /proc/fs/nfs is  mounted,  flush  everything
          out  of  the  kernel's  export  table.  Fresh entries for active
          clients are added to the kernel's  export  table  by  rpc.mountd
          when they make their next NFS mount request.

   -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.

DISCUSSION

   Exporting Directories
   The first synopsis shows how to invoke exportfs when adding new entries
   to the export table.  When using exportfs -a,  all  exports  listed  in
   /etc/exports    and   files   under   /etc/exports.d   are   added   to
   /var/lib/nfs/etab.  The  kernel's  export  table  is  also  updated  as
   needed.

   The  host:/path  argument  specifies a local directory to export, along
   with the client or  clients  who  are  permitted  to  access  it.   See
   exports(5)  for  a  description  of  supported  options and access list
   formats.  To export a directory to the world, simply specify :/path.

   The export options for a particular  host/directory  pair  derive  from
   several     sources.      The     default     export     options    are
   sync,ro,root_squash,wdelay.  These can  be  overridden  by  entries  in
   /etc/exports or files under /etc/exports.d.

   A  system  administrator  may override options from these sources using
   the -o command-line option on exportfs.  This  option  takes  a  comma-
   separated list of options in the same fashion as one would specify them
   in /etc/exports.  In this way exportfs can be used to modify the export
   options of an already exported directory.

   Unexporting Directories
   The   third  synopsis  shows  how  to  unexport  a  currently  exported
   directory.   When  using  exportfs   -ua,   all   entries   listed   in
   /var/lib/nfs/etab  are  removed  from the kernel export tables, and the
   file is cleared. This effectively shuts down all NFS activity.

   To remove an export,  specify  a  host:/path  pair.  This  deletes  the
   specified  entry  from  /var/lib/nfs/etab and removes the corresponding
   kernel entry (if any).

   Dumping the Export Table
   Invoking exportfs without options shows the current  list  of  exported
   file  systems.   Adding  the  -v  option causes exportfs to display the
   export options for each export.

EXAMPLES

   The following adds all directories listed  in  /etc/exports  and  files
   under  /etc/exports.d  to  /var/lib/nfs/etab  and  pushes the resulting
   export entries into the kernel:

   # exportfs -a

   To export the /usr/tmp directory to host django, allowing insecure file
   locking requests from clients:

   # exportfs -o insecure_locks django:/usr/tmp

   To unexport the /usr/tmp directory:

   # exportfs -u django:/usr/tmp

   To  unexport  all  exports  listed  in  /etc/exports  and  files  under
   /etc/exports.d:

   # exportfs -au

USAGE NOTES

   Exporting to IP networks or DNS and NIS domains does not enable clients
   from  these  groups  to access NFS immediately.  Rather, these sorts of
   exports are hints to rpc.mountd(8) to grant  any  mount  requests  from
   these  clients.   This  is  usually not a problem, because any existing
   mounts are preserved in rmtab across reboots.

   When unexporting a network or domain  entry,  any  current  exports  to
   members  of  this  group  will  be  checked against the remaining valid
   exports and if they  themselves  are  no  longer  valid  they  will  be
   removed.

FILES

   /etc/exports             input  file  listing  exports, export options,
                            and access control lists

   /etc/exports.d           directory where extra input files are  stored.
                            Note:  only  files  that end with .exports are
                            used.

   /var/lib/nfs/etab        master table of exports

   /var/lib/nfs/rmtab       table of clients accessing server's exports

SEE ALSO

   exports(5), rpc.mountd(8), netgroup(5)

AUTHORS

   Olaf Kirch <okir@monad.swb.de>
   Neil Brown <neilb@cse.unsw.edu.au>

                           31 December 2009                    exportfs(8)





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