- arch (string, default to compiled in value)
-
Allows you to override the value of the
arch
amd variable.
- auto_dir (string, default=/a)
-
Same as the
-a
option to amd. This sets the private directory where amd will create
sub-directories for its real mount points.
- cache_duration (numeric, default=300)
-
Same as the
-c
option to amd. Sets the duration in seconds that looked up map entries
remain in the cache.
- cluster (string, default no cluster)
-
Same as the
-C
option to amd. Specifies the alternate HP-UX cluster to use.
- debug_options (string, default no debug options)
-
Same as the
-D
option to amd. Specify any debugging options for amd. Works only if
am-utils was configured for debugging using the --enable-debug option. The
"mem" option, as well as all other options, can be turned on via
--enable-debug=mem. Otherwise debugging options are ignored. Options are
comma delimited, and can be preceded by the string "no" to negate their
meaning. You can get the list of supported debugging options by running amd
-H. Possible values are:
all all options
amq register for amq
daemon enter daemon mode
fork fork server
full program trace
hrtime print high resolution time stamps (only if syslog(3) is not used)
info info service specific debugging (hesiod, nis, etc.)
mem trace memory allocations
mtab use local "./mtab" file
readdir show browsable_dirs progress
str debug string munging
test full debug but no daemon
trace trace protocol and NFS mount arguments
xdrtrace trace XDR routines
- dismount_interval (numeric, default=120)
-
Same as the
-w
option to amd. Specify in seconds, the time between attempts to dismount
file systems that have exceeded their cached times.
- full_os (string, default to compiled in value)
-
The full name of the operating system, along with its version. Allows you
to override the compiled-in full name and version of the operating system.
Useful when the compiled-in name is not desired. For example, the full
operating system name on linux comes up as ``linux'', but you can override
it to ``linux-2.2.5.''
- fully_qualified_hosts (string, default=no)
-
If "yes",
Amd
will perform RPC authentication using fully-qualified host names. This is
necessary for some systems, and especially when performing cross-domain
mounting. For this function to work, the
Amd
variable ${hostd} is used, requiring that ${domain} not be null.
- hesiod_base (string, default=automount)
-
Specify the base name for hesiod maps.
- karch (string, default to karch of the system)
-
Same as the
-k
option to amd. Allows you to override the kernel-architecture of your
system. Useful for example on Sun (Sparc) machines, where you can build one
amd binary, and run it on multiple machines, yet you want each one to get
the correct
karch
variable set (for example, sun4c, sun4m, sun4u, etc.) Note that if not
specified, amd will use uname(2) to figure out the kernel architecture of
the machine.
- ldap_base (string, default not set)
-
Specify the base name for LDAP. This often includes LDAP-specific
values such as country and organization.
- ldap_cache_maxmem (numeric, default=131072)
-
Specify the maximum memory amd should use to cache LDAP entries.
- ldap_cache_seconds (numeric, default=0)
-
Specify the number of seconds to keep entries in the cache.
- ldap_hostports (string, default not set)
-
Specify the LDAP host and port values.
- local_domain (string, default no sub-domain)
-
Same as the
-d
option to amd. Specify the local domain name. If this option is not given
the domain name is determined from the hostname, by removing the first
component of the fully-qualified host name.
- log_file (string, default=/dev/stderr)
-
Same as the
-l
option to amd. Specify a file name to log amd events to.
If the string
/dev/stderr
is specified, amd will send its events to the standard error file descriptor.
If the string
syslog
is given, amd will record its events with the system logger
syslogd(8).
The default syslog facility used is LOG_DAEMON. If you
wish to change it, append its name to the log file name, delimited by a
single colon. For example, if
logfile
is the string
syslog:local7
then amd will log messages via
syslog(3)
using the LOG_LOCAL7 facility (if it exists on the system).
- log_options (string, default no logging options)
-
Same as the
-x
option to amd. Specify any logging options for amd. Options are comma
delimited, and can be preceded by the string "no" to negate their meaning.
The "debug" logging option is only available if am-utils was configured with
--enable-debug. You can get the list of supported debugging and logging
options by running amd -H. Possible values are:
all all messages
debug debug messages
error non-fatal system errors
fatal fatal errors
info information
map map errors
stats additional statistical information
user non-fatal user errors
warn warnings
warning warnings
- nfs_proto (numeric, default to trying version 3 then 2)
-
By default, amd tries version 3 and then version 2. This option forces the
overall NFS protocol used to version 3 or 2. It overrides what is in the
amd maps, and is useful when amd is compiled with NFSv3 support that may not
be stable. With this option you can turn off the complete usage of NFSv3
dynamically (without having to recompile amd) until such time as NFSv3
support is desired again.
- nfs_retransmit_counter (numeric, default=11)
-
Same as the
retransmit
part of the
-t timeout.retransmit
option to amd.
Specifies the number of NFS retransmissions that the kernel will use to
communicate with amd.
- nfs_retry_interval (numeric, default=8)
-
Same as the
timeout
part of the
-t timeout.retransmit
option to amd. Specifies the NFS timeout interval, in
tenths
of seconds, between NFS/RPC retries (for UDP only).
This is the value that the kernel will use to
communicate with amd.
Amd relies on the kernel RPC retransmit mechanism to trigger mount retries.
The values of the
nfs_retransmit_counter
and the
nfs_retry_interval
parameters change the overall retry interval. Too long an interval gives
poor interactive response; too short an interval causes excessive retries.
- nfs_vers (string, default to trying version tcp then udp)
-
By default, amd tries TCP and then UDP. This option forces the overall NFS
protocol used to TCP or UDP. It overrides what is in the amd maps, and is
useful when amd is compiled with NFSv3 support that may not be stable. With
this option you can turn off the complete usage of NFSv3 dynamically
(without having to recompile amd) until such time as NFSv3 support is
desired again.
- nis_domain (string, default to local NIS domain name)
-
Same as the
-y
option to amd. Specify an alternative NIS domain from which to fetch the
NIS maps. The default is the system domain name. This option is ignored if
NIS support is not available.
- normalize_hostnames (boolean, default=no)
-
Same as the
-n
option to amd. If "yes", then the name refereed to by ${rhost} is
normalized relative to the host database before being used. The effect is
to translate aliases into ``official'' names.
- os (string, default to compiled in value)
-
Same as the
-O
option to amd. Allows you to override the compiled-in name of the operating
system. Useful when the built-in name is not desired for backward
compatibility reasons. For example, if the build in name is ``sunos5'', you
can override it to ``sos5'', and use older maps which were written with the
latter in mind.
- osver (string, default to compiled in value)
-
Same as the
-o
option to amd. Overrides the compiled-in version number of the operating
system. Useful when the built in version is not desired for backward
compatibility reasons. For example, if the build in version is ``2.5.1'',
you can override it to ``5.5.1'', and use older maps that were written with
the latter in mind.
- pid_file (string, default=/dev/stdout)
-
Specify a file to store the process ID of the running daemon into. If not
specified, amd will print its process id onto the standard output. Useful
for killing amd after it had run. Note that the PID of a running amd can
also be retrieved via
amq
-p.
This file is used only if the print_pid option is on.
- plock (boolean, default=yes)
-
Same as the
-S
option to amd.
If "yes", lock the running executable pages of amd into memory. To improve
amd's performance, systems that support the
plock(3)
call can lock the amd process into memory. This way there is less chance it
the operating system will schedule, page out, and swap the amd process as
needed. This improves amd's performance, at the cost of reserving the
memory used by the amd process (making it unavailable for other processes).
- portmap_program (numeric, default=300019)
-
Specify an alternate Port-mapper RPC program number, other than the official
number. This is useful when running multiple amd processes. For example,
you can run another amd in "test" mode, without affecting the primary amd
process in any way. For safety reasons, the alternate program numbers that
can be specified must be in the range 300019-300029, inclusive.
amq
has an option
-P
which can be used to specify an alternate program number of an amd to
contact. In this way, amq can fully control any number of amd processes
running on the same host.
- print_pid (boolean, default=no)
-
Same as the
-p
option to amd. If "yes", amd will print its process ID upon starting.
- print_version (boolean, default=no)
-
Same as the
-v
option to amd, but the version prints and amd continues to run. If "yes",
amd will print its version information string, which includes some
configuration and compilation values.
- restart_mounts (boolean, default=no)
-
Same as the
-r
option to amd. If "yes"
amd
will scan the mount table to determine which file systems are currently
mounted. Whenever one of these would have been auto-mounted,
amd
inherits it.
- selectors_in_defaults (boolean, default=no)
-
If "yes", then the /defaults entry of maps will search for and process any
selectors before setting defaults for all other keys in that map. Useful
when you want to set different options for a complete map based on some
parameters. For example, you may want to better the NFS performance over
slow slip-based networks as follows:
/defaults \
wire==slip-net;opts:=intr,rsize=1024,wsize=1024 \
wire!=slip-net;opts:=intr,rsize=8192,wsize=8192
Deprecated form: selectors_on_default
- show_statfs_entries (boolean), default=no)
-
If "yes", then all maps which are browsable will also show the number of
entries (keys) they have when "df" runs. (This is accomplished by returning
non-zero values to the statfs(2) system call).
- unmount_on_exit (boolean), default=no)
-
If "yes", then amd will attempt to unmount all file systems which it knows
about. Normally amd leaves all (esp. NFS) mounted file systems intact.
Note that amd does not know about file systems mounted before it starts up,
unless the restart_mounts option or
-r
flag are used.
- vendor (string, default to compiled in value)
-
The name of the vendor of the operating system. Overrides the compiled-in
vendor name. Useful when the compiled-in name is not desired. For example,
most Intel based systems set the vendor name to ``unknown'', but you can set
it to ``redhat.''
