AUTOMOUNT(8) BSD System Manager's Manual AUTOMOUNT(8)

NAME
     aauuttoommoouunntt - mount autofs on the appropriate mount points

SYNOPSIS
     aauuttoommoouunntt [-vv] [-cc] [-tt timeout]

DESCRIPTION
     aauuttoommoouunntt reads the /etc/automaster file, and any local or network maps
     it includes, and mounts autofs on the appropriate mount points to cause
     mounts to be triggered.  It will also attempt to unmount any top-level
     autofs mounts that correspond to maps no longer found.

OOPPTTIIOONNSS
     -vv      Print more detailed information about actions taken by aauuttoommoouunntt.

     -cc      Tell automountd(8) to flush any cached information it has.

     -tt timeout
             Set to timeout seconds the time after which an automounted file
             system will be unmounted if it hasn't been referred to within
             that period of time.  The default is 10 minutes (600 seconds).

FILES     /etc/autofs.conf
             configuration file for automount and automountd.

     /etc/automaster
             The master map contains a list of directories to be controlled by
             autofs and their associated direct map or indirect maps.

SEE ALSO
     automaster(5), automountd(8), autofs.conf(5)

Darwin                           May 14, 2007                           Darwin