rpc.nfsd - NFS server process
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/rpc.nfsd [-p port] nproc
DESCRIPTION
The rpc.nfsd program implements the user level part of the
NFS service. The main functionality is handled by the
nfsd.o kernel module; the user space program merely starts
the specified number of kernel threads.
The rpc.mountd server provides an ancially service needed
to satisfy mount requests by NFS clients.
OPTIONS
-p port
specify a diferent port to listen on for NFS
requests. By default, rpc.nfsd will listen on port
2049.
nproc specify the number of NFS server threads. By
default, just one thread is started. However, for
optimum performance several threads should be used.
The actual figure depends on the number of and the
work load created by the NFS clients, but a useful
starting point is 8 threads. Effects of modifying
that number can be checked using the nfsstat(8)
program.
SEE ALSO
rpc.mountd(8), exportfs(8), rpc.rquotad(8), nfsstat(8).
AUTHOR
Olaf Kirch, Bill Hawes, H. J. Lu, G. Allan Morris III, and
a host of others.
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