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Your Question: How Do I Use Showmount in Linux?

David Miller • • 4 min read
Your Question: How Do I Use Showmount in Linux?
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What does the Showmount command do in Linux?

The showmount command displays a list of all clients that have remotely mounted a file system from a specified machine in the Host parameter. This information is maintained by the mountd daemon on the Host parameter. This information is saved in the /etc/rmtab file in case the server crashes.

How do I show mounts in NFS?

Show NFS shares on NFS Server

  1. Use showmount to show NFS shares. …
  2. Use exportfs to show NFS shares. …
  3. Use master export file /var/lib/nfs/etab to show NFS shares. …
  4. Use mount to list NFS mount points. …
  5. Use nfsstat to list NFS mount points. …
  6. Use /proc/mounts to list NFS mount points.
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