.\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1991 The Regents of the University of California. .\" All rights reserved. .\" .\" %sccs.include.redist.roff% .\" .\" @(#)nfsd.8 5.10 (Berkeley) 02/15/92 .\" .Dd .Dt NFSD 8 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm nfsd .Nd remote .Tn NFS server .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm nfsd .Op Fl r .Op Fl u .Op Fl t .Op Ar numprocs .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm Nfsd runs on a server machine to service .Tn NFS requests from client machines. At least one .Nm nfsd must be running for a machine to operate as a server. The options .Fl u and .Fl t are used to indicate which transport protocols are to be served. .Pp Options available to .Nm nfsd : .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Fl r Register the .Tn NFS service with .Xr portmap 8 without creating any servers. This option can be used along with the .Fl u or .Fl t options to re-register NFS if the portmap server is restarted. .It Fl t Serve .Tn TCP NFS clients. .It Fl u Serve .Tn UDP NFS clients. .It Ar numprocs Specifies how many servers to fork off. .El .Pp If neither .Fl u or .Fl t are specified, .Ar numprocs servers for .Tn UDP transport are started. (compatibility) If .Ar numprocs is not specified, it defaults to 4. .Pp For example: .Bd -literal nfsd \-u \-t 6 .Ed .Bl -item -offset indent .It Serves .Tn UDP and .Tn TCP transports using 6 daemons in the kernel. .Pp A server should typically run enough daemons to handle the maximum level of concurrency from its clients, typically four to six. .Pp .Nm Nfsd listens for service requests at the port indicated in the .Tn NFS server specification; see .%T "Network File System Protocol Specification" , RFC1094. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr nfsstat 1 , .Xr nfssvc 2 , .Xr mountd 8 , .Xr portmap 8 .Sh HISTORY The .Nm command is .Ud .