NAME

mountd − Services remote NFS compatible mount requests

SYNOPSIS

mountd [-n] [-i] [-d] [-s] [exportsfile]

FLAGS

-nThe optional -n option allows non-root mount requests to be served.  This should only be specified if there are clients such as PC’s that require it.  ULTRIX BSD allowed non-root mount requests by default.  Use the -n flag to allow non-root mount requests. 

-iTurns on Internet address verification for mounts and unmounts.  If the client’s address cannot be translated to a host name, the request is rejected.  If you are running the BIND service, the BIND server is used to translate the address.  If you are not, the /etc/hosts file is used. 

If the -i option is not used and the client’s address cannot be translated, the address is converted to a string of the form xx.xx.xx.xx.  This allows access to exported file systems that do not specify a list of allowed hostnames. 

-dTurns on Internet address verification and domain checking.  If you are running the BIND service, mountd will verify that the host requesting a mount or unmount is in the server’s domain. 

-sTurns on Internet address verification and subdomain checking.  If you are running the BIND service, mountd will verify that the host requesting a mount or unmount is in the server’s domain or subdomain. 

DESCRIPTION

The mountd daemon is the server for NFS protocol mount requests from clients.  The mountd daemon responds to requests from remote computer systems to mount directories.  When getting the signal SIGHUP, mountd rereads the exports file. 

The optional exportsfile argument specifies an alternate location for the exports file.  /etc/exports is the default. 

Note, NFS Version 2 can export partitions that are greater than 2 gigabytes.  However, they appear as 2 gigabyte partitions when viewed from NFS clients. 

FILES

/usr/sbin/mountd
Specifies the command path

/etc/exports
Contains a list of directories that can be exported

/var/adm/mountdtab
Contains a table of local file systems mounted by remote NFS clients

/var/adm/syslog.dated/∗/daemon.log
Contains errors logged by the mountd daemon

RELATED INFORMATION

Commands: nfsstat(8), nfsd(8), portmap(8), showmount(8)

Files: exports(4), mountdtab(4)