Find out if NFS Service Running On Linux / Unix Server

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To find out if the NFS (Network File System) service is running on a Linux or Unix server, you can use the following methods:

  1. Check the service status with systemctl:
$ systemctl status nfs

If the NFS service is running, the output should show a Active: active (running) status.

  1. Check the NFS mount points with the mount command:
$ mount | grep nfs

If the NFS service is running, this command should show a list of NFS mounts on the system.

  1. Check the NFS server status with the rpcinfo command:
$ rpcinfo -p | grep nfs

If the NFS service is running, this command should show information about the NFS server, including its port number and the NFS version it supports.

If the NFS service is not running, these commands should indicate that the service is inactive or not running, or they will not show any information about the NFS server. In this case, you can start the NFS service with the following command:

$ systemctl start nfs

Note that the exact commands and output may vary depending on your Linux or Unix distribution and version.

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