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

# 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 wildcard 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>.

November 26, 2019 | NetBSD 10.1