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/usr/bin/sm-notify

kernel-mode NFS

From nfs-utils 3.1.1-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running sm-notify --help (exit 1). permalink

/usr/bin/sm-notify: invalid option -- '-'
Usage: sm-notify -notify [-dfq] [-m max-retry-minutes] [-p srcport]
            [-P /path/to/state/directory] [-v my_host_name]
Options (7)
OptionDescriptionSource
-dKeeps sm-notify attached to its controlling terminal and running in the foreground so that notification progress may be monitored directly.man
-fSend notifications even if sm-notify has already run since the last system reboot.man
-m retry-timeSpecifies the length of time, in minutes, to continue retrying notifications to unresponsive hosts.man
-nPrevents sm-notify from updating the local system's NSM state number.man
-p portSpecifies the source port number sm-notify should use when sending reboot notifications.man
-P, --state-directory-path pathnameSpecifies the pathname of the parent directory where NSM state information resides.man
-v ipaddrSpecifies the network address from which to send reboot notifications, and the mon_name argument to use when sending SM_NOTIFY requests.man

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