OSF

NAME

nfsd − The remote NFS compatible server

SYNOPSIS

nfsd [numprocs]

DESCRIPTION

The nfsd daemon runs on a server machine to service NFS requests from client machines.  At least one nfsd must be running for a machine to operate as a server. 

numprocsSpecifies how many servers to fork off.  If numprocs is not specified, it defaults to 1. 

EXAMPLES

     1.In the following example, 4 daemons are run that accept requests from any client:

nfsd    0    0    4

     2.In the following example, 4 daemons are run that accept requests from any client:

nfsd 4

FILES

/usr/sbin/nfsd
Specifies the command path

RELATED INFORMATION

Commands:  nfsstat(8)

Daemons:  mountd(8), portmap(8)

Functions:  nfssvc(2)