Nfs-cfged ❲PROVEN — HOW-TO❳

It’s the configuration negotiation daemon for NFSv4.1 and later, specifically for pNFS (parallel NFS) and flex files . The Old Way vs. The New Way Traditionally, an NFS client learned everything about a mount from a single server. That server told the client: “Here are your files, here are your permissions.”

nfsstat -m | grep -i "layout" If you see layout=flexfiles or layout=files , nfs-cfged is earning its keep. Nfs-cfged

It sits there, using almost no CPU and very little memory. It’s easy to ignore—but when NFS mounts start acting up, knowing what this process does can save you hours of head-scratching. It’s the configuration negotiation daemon for NFSv4