Bug#1022823: nfs-kernel-server: /etc/default/nfs-kernel-server needs RPCNFSDOPTS

[Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org>]

Source: nfs-common
Source-Version: 1:2.6.1-1

Hi Alfredo,


On Wed, Oct 26, 2022 at 01:48:58PM +0000, Alfredo Sola wrote:
> Package: nfs-kernel-server
> Version: 1:1.3.4-6
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> I needed a way to have rpc.nfsd bind to a specific IP address.
> 
> The man page for rpc.nfsd documents a parameter exactly for this, plus some others.
> 
> At first signt, it seems that there is no Debian way to pass parameters to rpc.nfsd.
> 
> But there is; RPCNFSDOPTS can be set on /etc/default/nfs-kernel-server. It will then
> be sourced from /usr/lib/systemd/scripts/nfs-utils_env.sh, which sends its variables
> to /run/sysconfig/nfs-utils, from where they are read by nfs-server.service.
> 
> Setting RPCNFSDOPTS solves this issue, so I am suggesting that it be added (empty)
> to /etc/default/nfs-kernel-server, along with a commentary pointing to the rpc.nfsd
> man page for information on parameters.

Sincd version 1:2.6.1-1 /etc/nfs.conf settings can be done, or in
dropins in /etc/nfs.conf.d/ so closing this bug with that version.
Starting there you can set the host= and other parameters in the
configuration file in the [nfsd] stanza.

Regards,
Salvatore