Linux in a Nutshell, Third Edition
by Ellen Siever, Stephen Spainhour, Jessica P. Hekman, Stephen Figgins
Name
mountd
Synopsis
rpc.mountd [options]
Description
NFS/NIS command. NFS mount request server. mountd reads the file /etc/exports to determine which filesystems are available for mounting by which machines. It also provides information as to what filesystems are mounted by which clients. See also nfsd.
Options
- -d, --debug
Debug mode. Output all debugging information via syslogd.
- -f file, --exports-file file
Read the export permissions from file instead of /etc/exports.
- -n, --allow-non-root
Accept even those mount requests that enter via a non-reserved port.
- -p, --promiscuous
Accept requests from any host that sends them.
- -r, --re-export
Allow re-exportation of imported filesystems.
- -v, --version
Print the version number.
File
- /etc/exports
Information about mount permissions.
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