Package: nfs-kernel-server Version: 1:1.2.6-4 amd64 /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-service is being clever/lazy and does not start if there is no exports in the file /etc/exports.
I had to comment out the following lines to get zfs sharenfs working. # if [ -f /etc/exports ] && grep -q '^[[:space:]]*[^#]*/' $export_files # then {do work} # else # log_warning_msg "Not starting $DESC: no exports." # fi I suggest it should always start, because it provides sharing services for other systems like ZFS. If people did not want it to run, they would not have installed it. Regards, -Arunas