Name

mountd − NFS mount request daemon

Syntax

/etc/mountd [−i] [−d] [−s]

Description

The mountd daemon must be run on NFS servers to process NFS mount protocol requests. It reads the /etc/exports file to determine which file systems and directories are available to which machines and users, and makes this information available to the operating system. The machine names listed in the /etc/exports file may optionally contain the local BIND domain name.  For more information on BIND, see the Guide to the BIND/Hesiod Service.  To see which clients have file systems or directories mounted, use the showmount command.

Options

−iTurns on verification of the Internet address of the client against the server’s hosts database for mounts and unmounts. The default is no address verification.

−dIf you are running the BIND/Hesiod service, after checking the Internet address, mountd will verify that the host requesting a mount or unmount is in the server’s domain.

−sIf you are running the BIND/Hesiod service, after checking the Internet address, mountd will verify that the host requesting a mount or unmount is in the server’s domain or a subdomain.

See Also

exports(5nfs), mount(8nfs), nfsd(8nfs), showmount(8nfs)
Guide to the BIND/Hesiod Service