Re: Does the machine need to be restarted after RPCNFSDCOUNT in /etc/default/nfs-kernel-server (ubuntu) is edited?

Neil Brown
2010-08-26T00:32:03Z

On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:12:02 -0400
sfaibish <sfaibish@emc.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:36:48 -0400, Neil Brown <neilb@suse.de> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:02:14 -0500
> > Peng Yu <pengyu.ut@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I changed the value of RPCNFSDCOUNT in /etc/default/nfs-kernel-server
> >> (ubuntu). Do I need to restart the machine?
> >>
> >> Or I need to restart nfsd? If so, would you please let me know how to
> >> restart nfsd?
> >>
> >
> > Easiest thing to do is simply
> >
> > rpc.nfsd $NUMBER
> >
> > it will change the number of running threads to match the number that you
> > give.
> You still need to stop and restart the nfs for this to take effect.

Have you tried it?

I assure you that running rpc.nfsd like this does change the number of
threads from whatever it is to the given number. (I should know, I wrote the
code :-)

NeilBrown

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