NAME

rfudaemon − Remote File Sharing daemon process

SYNOPSIS

/etc/rfs/rfudaemon

/usr/lib/rfs/rfudaemon

DESCRIPTION

The rfudaemon command is started automatically by rfstart(1M) and runs as a daemon process as long as Remote File Sharing is active.  Its function is to listen for unexpected events, such as broken network connections and forced unmounts, and execute appropriate administrative procedures. 

When such an event occurs, rfudaemon executes the administrative shell script rfuadmin, with arguments that identify the event.  This command is not intended to be run from the shell.  The events are as follows:

DISCONNECT
A link to a remote resource has been cut.  rfudaemon executes rfuadmin, with two arguments:  disconnect and the name of the disconnected resource. 

FUMOUNT
A remote server machine has forced an unmount of a resource a local machine has mounted.  rfudaemon executes rfuadmin with two arguments:  fumount, and the name of the disconnected resource. 

GETUMSG
A remote user-level program has sent a message to the local rfudaemon.  Currently the only message sent is fuwarn, which notifies rfuadmin that a resource is about to be unmounted.  It sends rfuadmin the fuwarn, the resource name, and the number of seconds in which the forced unmount will occur. 

LASTUMSG
The local machine wants to stop the rfudaemon (See rfstop(1M)).  This causes rfudaemon to exit. 

SEE ALSO

rfstart(1M), rfstop(1M), rfuadmin(1M)

SunOS 5.1  —  Last change: 5 Jul 1990