automountd8
Daemon handling autofs mount requests
Usage
automountd [-D
name=value]
[-i]
[-m
maxproc]
[-o
options]
[-d]
[-v]
Overview
The automountd daemon is responsible for handling autofs(4) mount requests, parsing maps, and mounting filesystems they specify. On startup, automountd forks into background and waits for kernel requests. When a request is received, automountd forks a child process. The child process parses the appropriate map and mounts filesystems accordingly. Then it signals the kernel to release blocked processes that were waiting for the mount.
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-D -
Define a variable.
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-i -
For indirect mounts, only create subdirectories if there are no wildcard entries. Without
-i,automountdcreates all the subdirectories it can. Users may not realize that the wildcard map entry makes it possible to access directories that have not yet been created. -
-m maxproc -
Limit the number of forked
automountdprocesses, and thus the number of mount requests being handled in parallel. The default is 30. -
-d -
Debug mode: increase verbosity and do not daemonize.
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-o options -
Specify mount options. Options specified here will be overridden by options entered in maps or auto_master(5).
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-v -
Increase verbosity.
Exit status
The automountd utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
Releases
29 releases since FreeBSD 10.1-RELEASE; the text changed 17 times.