Which exportfs option will temporarily export the resource while ignoring the options specified in the /etc/exports file?

• A. exportfs -a
• B. exportfs -i
• C. -exportfs -u
• D. exportfs -v

Answer: (B)

To export a resource temporarily while bypassing the settings in /etc/exports, use the -i flag with exportfs. That flag tells exportfs to ignore the options listed for the export in the exports file and instead use the options you provide on the command line (or the defaults). This makes it easy to test or troubleshoot an export without editing /etc/exports. For example, you can export a specific path ignoring its file-based options by running exportfs -i /export/path, or export all entries with exportfs -a -i to see how they behave without applying the stored options. Other exportfs options like -a (export all), -u (unexport), or -v (verbose) serve different purposes and do not perform the override of the exports file’s options.