automountd(8)
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NAME
automountd -- daemon handling autofs mount requests
SYNOPSIS
automountd [-div] [-D name=value] [-m maxproc] [-o options]
DESCRIPTION
The automountd daemon is responsible for handling autofs(5) mount
requests, parsing maps, and mounting file systems 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 file systems accordingly.
Then it signals the kernel to release blocked processes that were waiting
for the mount.
-D Define a variable.
-d Debug mode: increase verbosity and do not daemonize.
-i For indirect mounts, only create subdirectories if there are no wild-
card entries. Without -i, automountd creates 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 automountd processes, and thus the number
of mount requests being handled in parallel. The default is 30.
-o options
Specify mount options. Options specified here will be overridden by
options entered in maps or auto_master(5).
-T Increase verbosity. For compatibility with other implementations,
such as OS X.
-v Increase verbosity.
EXIT STATUS
The automountd utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
SEE ALSO
auto_master(5), autofs(5), automount(8), autounmountd(8)
HISTORY
The automountd daemon appeared in FreeBSD 10.1. The automountd daemon
appeared in DragonFly 4.5. The automountd command appeared in
NetBSD 9.0.
AUTHORS
The automountd was developed by Edward Tomasz Napierala
<trasz@FreeBSD.org> under sponsorship from the FreeBSD Foundation.
automountd was ported to DragonFly and NetBSD by Tomohiro Kusumi
<tkusumi@netbsd.org>.
NetBSD 10.99 November 26, 2019 NetBSD 10.99
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