NAME

pfs_mountd, pfs_mountd.rpc − PFS mount request server

SYNOPSIS

/usr/etc/pfs_mountd

DESCRIPTION

This program is available with the Portable File System Package (PFS).  pfs_mountd is an RPC server that answers file system mount requests.  In the case of remote mount requests, it reads the file /etc/pfs_xtab, described in pfs_exports(5), to determine which file systems are available for mounting by which machines.

It is recommended that the pfs_mountd daemon be invoked by rc(1M). It must be invoked in the background.

The pfs mount daemon is composed of two programs: pfs_mountd and pfs_mountd.rpc.  The pfs_mountd.rpc program should not be run directly.  It is invoked by the pfs_mountd program. 

The mount daemon assigns servers to mounted file systems in a round−robin fashion.  For example, if there are four pfs daemons, and four pfs_mount’s are performed, each daemon will be serving a different mount. 

Options

−v Verbose.  Show version number, etc. 

AUTHOR

pfs_mountd was developed by Young Minds, Inc. 

FILES

/etc/pfs_xtab

SEE ALSO

pfs_exports (5), rc (1M). 

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  HP-UX Release 10.20:  July 1996