automountd Daemon

The automountd daemon handles the mounting and unmounting requests from the autofs service. The syntax of the command is as follows:

automountd [-Tnv] [-D name=value]

-T

Enables tracing.

-n

Disables browsing on all autofs nodes.

-v

Logs all status messages to the console.

-D name=value

Substitutes value for the automount map variable that is indicated by name.

The default value for the automount map is /etc/auto_master. Use the -T option for troubleshooting.

You can make the same specifications with the sharectl command that you would make on the command line. However, unlike the command-line options, the SMF repository preserves your specifications, through service restarts and system reboots, as well as system upgrades. You can set the following parameters for the automountd daemon.

automountd_verbose

Logs status messages to the console and is the equivalent of the -v argument for the automountd daemon. The default value is FALSE.

nobrowse

Turns browsing on or off for all autofs mount points and is the equivalent of the -n argument for automountd. The default value is FALSE.

trace

Expands each remote procedure call (RPC) and displays the expanded RPC on standard output. This keyword is the equivalent of the -T argument for automountd. The default value is 0. Values can range from 0 to 5.

environment

Permits you to assign different values to different environments. This keyword is the equivalent of the -D argument for automountd. The environment parameter can be used multiple times. However, you must use separate entries for each environment assignment.