To run an NFS server, the portmap service
must be running. To verify that portmap is active,
type the following command as root:
/sbin/service portmap status |
If the portmap service is running, then the
nfs service can be started. To start an NFS server,
as root type:
To stop the server, as root, type:
The restart option is a shorthand way of stopping and
then starting NFS. This is the most efficient way
to make configuration changes take effect after editing the
configuration file for NFS.
To restart the server, as root, type:
/sbin/service nfs restart |
The condrestart (conditional
restart) option only starts nfs if it
is currently running. This option is useful for scripts, because it
does not start the daemon if it is not running.
To conditionally restart the server, as root, type:
/sbin/service nfs condrestart |
To reload the NFS server configuration file without restarting the
service, as root, type:
By default, the nfs service does
not start automatically at boot time. To configure
the NFS to start up at boot time, use an initscript utility, such as
/sbin/chkconfig,
/sbin/ntsysv, or the
Services Configuration Tool program. Refer to the
chapter titled Controlling Access to Services in
the Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Administration Guide for more information regarding these
tools.
