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.