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/usr/bin/rpc.nfsd

kernel-mode NFS

From nfs-utils 3.1.1-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running rpc.nfsd --help (exit 2). permalink

Usage:
rpc.nfsd [-d|--debug] [-H hostname] [-p|-P|--port port]
   [-N|--no-nfs-version version] [-V|--nfs-version version]
   [-s|--syslog] [-t|--tcp] [-T|--no-tcp] [-u|--udp] [-U|--no-udp]
   [-r|--rdma=] [-G|--grace-time secs] [-L|--leasetime secs] nrservs
Options (14)
OptionDescriptionSource
-d, --debugenable logging of debugging messagesman
-H, --host hostnamespecify a particular hostname (or address) that NFS requests will be accepted on.man
-S, --scope scopeNFSv4.1 and later require the server to report a "scope" which is used by the clients to detect if two connections are to the same server.man
-p, --port portspecify a different port to listen on for NFS requests.man
-r, --rdmaspecify that NFS requests on the standard RDMA port ("nfsrdma", port 20049) should be honored.man
-N, --no-nfs-version versThis option can be used to request that rpc.nfsd does not offer certain versions of NFS.man
-s, --syslogBy default, rpc.nfsd logs error messages (and debug messages, if enabled) to stderr.man
-t, --tcpInstruct the kernel nfs server to open and listen on a TCP socket.man
-T, --no-tcpInstruct the kernel nfs server not to open and listen on a TCP socket.man
-u, --udpInstruct the kernel nfs server to open and listen on a UDP socket.man
-U, --no-udpInstruct the kernel nfs server not to open and listen on a UDP socket.man
-V, --nfs-version versThis option can be used to request that rpc.nfsd offer certain versions of NFS.man
-L, --lease-time secondsSet the lease-time used for NFSv4.man
-G, --grace-time secondsSet the grace-time used for NFSv4 and NLM (for NFSv2 and NFSv3).man

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