linux - mountd (8)
NAME
mountd - NFS mount daemon
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/rpc.mountd [ -f exports-file ] [ -d facility ]
[ -Dhnprv ] [ --debug ] [ --exports-file=file ] [ --help ]
[ --allow-non-root ] [ --re-export ] [ --version ]
DESCRIPTION
The mountd program is an NFS mount daemon.
OPTIONS
-f or --exports-file
This option specifies the exports file, listing the
clients that this server is prepared to serve and
parameters to apply to each such mount (see
exports(5)). By default exports are read from
/etc/exports.
-d or --debug
Log each transaction verbosely to standard error.
Valid log facilities are call for the logging of
all calls, auth for client authentication, fhcache
for operations of the file handle cache, and rmtab
for manipulation of /etc/rmtab. By default, log
output is sent to syslogd unless the daemon runs in
the foreground.
-F or --foreground
Unlike normal in operation, mountd will not detach
from the terminal when given this option. When
debugging is requested, it will be sent to standard
error.
-h or --help
Provide a short help summary.
-n or --allow-non-root
Allow incoming mount requests to be honored even if
they do not originate from reserved IP ports. Some
older NFS client implementations require this.
Some newer NFS client implementations don't believe
in reserved port checking.
-p or --promiscuous
Put the server into promiscuous mode where it will
serve any host on the network.
-r or --re-export
Allow imported NFS file-systems to be exported.
This can be used to turn a machine into an NFS mul-
tiplier. Caution should be used when re-exporting
client and the NFS server.
-v or --version
Report the current version number of the program.
BUGS
This implementation of mountd does keep track of remote
mounts and stores them in /etc/rmtab. This information
can be displayed using the showmount command. However, it
is not guaranteed that this information is always accurate
because clients may unmount a volume without notifying
mountd, or clients may simply crash.
SIGNALS
When receiving a SIGHUP, mountd will re-read the exports
file. Note that to make export changes take effect, you
have to send nfsd a SIGHUP as well.
FILES
/etc/exports
/etc/rmtab
SEE ALSO
exports(5), nfsd(8), ugidd(8C), showmount(8).