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
       /usr/sbin/exportfs -s

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

       -d kind  or  --debug kind
              Turn on debugging. Valid kinds are: all, auth, call, general and parse.

       -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.

       -s     Display the current export list suitable for /etc/exports.

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.

       IPv6 presentation addresses contain colons, which are already used to separate the  "host"
       and  "path"  command  line  arguments.  When specifying a client using a raw IPv6 address,
       enclose the address in square brackets.  For IPv6 network addresses, place the prefix just
       after the closing bracket.

       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

       To export the /usr/tmp directory to IPv6 link-local clients:

       # exportfs [fe80::]/64:/usr/tmp

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>

                                        30 September 2013                             exportfs(8)