nfs hates me

#after startup the nfsd is stopped so I start it. It complains that there is
#	no /etc/exports file but it was already there (note the cat /etc/exports that has content!)
russellh@prescott:~% sudo service nfsd status
 * status: stopped
russellh@prescott:~% sudo service nfsd start
 * /etc/exports does not exist, creating!
 * Starting Service remote NFS mount requests ...                                                                   [ ok ]
 * Starting Generic Security Services Daemon ...                                                                    [ ok ]
 * NFSv4 is disabled
 * Starting NFSd ...                                                                                                [ ok ]
russellh@prescott:~% cat /etc/exports
/nfs/fbsd/imx6
russellh@prescott:~% showmount 192.168.2.245
Hosts on 192.168.2.245:
russellh@prescott:~%

#Open ports:
2049/tcp
2049/udp
111/udp
111/tcp

#rc.conf
russellh@prescott:~% cat /etc/rc.conf
rc_parallel="NO"
rc_logger="YES"
rc_log_path="/var/log/rc.log"
linux_enable="YES"
kldload_nvidia="nvidia-modeset nvidia"
# Auto-Enabled NICs from pc-sysinstall
ifconfig_re0="DHCP"
# Auto-Enabled NICs from pc-sysinstall
ifconfig_re0_ipv6="inet6 accept_rtadv"
hostname="prescott.highfell.local"
zfs_enable="YES"
if_rtwn_load="YES"
sshd_enable="YES"
wlans_iwn0="wlan0"
webcamd_enable="YES"

ezjail_enable="YES"

#nfs
rpcbind_enable="YES"
nfs_server_enable="YES"
mountd_flags="-r"

#nfs client
nfs_client_enable="YES"