AUTOMOUNTD(8)						    BSD System Manager's Manual 					     AUTOMOUNTD(8)

NAME

     automountd -- automatic mount / unmount daemon for autofs

SYNOPSIS

     /usr/libexec/automountd [-v] [-n] [-T] [-o opts] [-D name=value]

DESCRIPTION

     automountd is a daemon that responds to requests from autofs to mount and unmount network filesystems, and to supply the contents of directo-
     ries, based on the contents of automounter maps. The automountd is started on demand by launchd(8).  As the daemon is launched by launchd,
     the options below would be specified in the ProgramArguments key in the launchd plist for automountd.  See FILES below.

OPTIONS

     -v      Log to syslogd(8) more detailed information about actions taken by automountd.

     -n      Disable browsing of all maps.

     -T      Increase by 1 the logging level for messages printed to the standard output information about requests received from autofs, process-
	     ing done for those requests, and replies sent to autofs.  The default level of 0 causes no information to be logged; each higher
	     value causes more information to be logged.

     -o opts
	     Apply the options specified by opts to all mounts by default.  The options for a particular mount can override these options.

     -D name=value
	     Set the environment value specified by name to the specified value.  Environment variables can be referred to in map entries; the
	     value of the environment variable is substituted for the reference to the variable.

FILES

     /etc/autofs.conf
	     configuration file used to manage automountd

     /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.automountd.plist
	     launchd plist

SEE ALSO

     auto_master(5), autofsd(8), automount(8), autofs.conf(5), mount(8), mount_nfs(8), launchd(8), launchd.plist(5)

Darwin								   April 4, 2007							    Darwin