Mac OS X in a Nutshell

Name

autodiskmount

Synopsis

autodiskmount [-d] [-v] [-a]

Automatically mounts filesystems from connected storage devices. Also performs consistency checks before mounting, and registers mounts with the Disk Arbitration framework to notify applications. If mount points are configured in /etc/fstab, autodiskmount uses those; otherwise, it mounts filesystems under /Volumes, on mount points named after the volume labels.

autodiskmount runs as a daemon, mounting filesystems as devices are added to the system. It stores its process ID in /var/run/autodiskmount.pid, and responds to a SIGHUP by refreshing the Disk Arbitration tables, similar to running disktool -r.

Options

-a

Mounts filesystems from removable, as well as fixed, media.

-d

Enables debugging output, and prevents daemonization.

-v

After performing mounts, prints a list of all mounted filesystems to standard error, then exits.