exportfs(7)

NAME
exportfs - export NFS filesystems listed in /etc/exports and/or the NetInfo database.

SYNOPSIS
sudo exportfs

DESCRIPTION
exportfs is a function that emulates (crudely) the exportfs -a command on canonical unix systems. Mac OS X does not currently have an exportfs command. This makes a minimal attempt at filling the gap. If exportfs finds something to export (either using /etc/exports or the exports NetInfo directory), then start the NFS daemons (which service NFS requests) and the mount server (which services NFS mount requests). Parts of this come from Apple's NFS startup file, modified by W. G. Scott and many important improvements were then added by Gary Kerbaugh. Specifically, the script now checks for successful outcome of disk arbitration, which can take awhile for really big disks and RAID devices. This is a stopgap replacement for exportfs, which is not available on OS X. If the user has in fact installed it, or if it appears in the future, this script warns the user and gives her or him a chance to bail.

SEE ALSO
exports(5)

AUTHORS
Gary Kerbaugh, William Scott, Apple Computer

MAINTAINER
W. G. Scott <wgscott@users.sourceforge.net>