Specifications
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Stopping NFS Service
Use Server Admin to stop NFS service and disconnect users. Users who are connected
when you stop NFS service might lose unsaved changes in open les.
To stop NFS service after warning users:
1 Open Server Admin and connect to the server.
2 Click the triangle at the left of the server.
The list of services appears.
3 From the expanded Servers list, select NFS.
4 Click Connections, then see if users are connected to an NFS shared volume.
If you stop the service while users are connected, your connected users might lose
unsaved data.
5 Click Stop NFS.
6 Click Stop Now.
From the command line:
You can also stop NFS service immediately using the m serveradmin command in
Terminal.
For the basics of command-line tool usage, see Introduction to Command-Line
Administration.
Viewing Current NFS Exports
Use the Terminal application to view a list of current NFS exports.
To view current NFS exports:
1 Open Terminal.
2 Enter the following command to display NFS exports:
$ showmount -e
If this command does not return results in a few seconds, there are no exports and the
process does not respond.
3 Quit Terminal.
Press Control-C to exit the showmount command and return to an active command line
in your Terminal window.