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