rpc.smserverd(1M)					  System Administration Commands					 rpc.smserverd(1M)

NAME

       rpc.smserverd - removable media device server

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/lib/smedia/rpc.smserverd

DESCRIPTION

       rpc.smserverd is a server that handles requests from client  applications, including the Volume Management daemon (vold(1M)), for access to
       removable media devices.  In addition to vold, rmformat(1) and the  CDE	Filemanager  (when  performing	removable  media  operations)  are
       rpc.smserverd clients.  The rpc.smserverd daemon is started by inetd(1M) when a client makes a call to a Solaris-internal library to access
       a SCSI, IDE, or USB device. The daemon is not started if a client attempts to access a  floppy or PCMCIA device. Once started,  the  daemon
       remains	active until such time as it is idle for three minutes or more.

       The  rpc.smserverd daemon is provided for the exclusive use of the client applications mentioned above. It has no external, customer-acces-
       sible interfaces, including no configuration file.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWvolu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       svcs(1), inetadm(1M), inetd(1M), svcadm(1M), vold(1M), vold.conf(4), attributes(5), smf(5)

NOTES

       The rpc.smserverd service is managed by the service management facility, smf(5), under the service identifier:

       svc:/network/rpc/smserver

       Administrative actions on this service, such as enabling, disabling, or requesting restart, can be performed using svcadm(1M). Responsibil-
       ity for initiating and restarting this service is delegated to inetd(1M). Use inetadm(1M) to make configuration changes and to view config-
       uration information for this service. The service's status can be queried using the svcs(1) command.

SunOS 5.10							    31 Jul 2004 						 rpc.smserverd(1M)