NFS Services Administrator's Guide

Configuring and Administering AutoFS
Automountd Command Line Options
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Automountd Command Line Options
Table 3-3 lists the automountd command-line options for AutoFS.
Table 3-3 Automountd Command-Line Options for AutoFS
Option Purpose
automountd -D variable=
value Assigns a value to the indicated
AutoFS map substitution
variable. These assignments
cannot be used to substitute
variables in the master map.
automountd -n Turns off browsing for all
AutoFS mount points. It provides
an easy way to disable browsing
of all maps without having to
specify the “nobrowse” option for
each indirect AutoFS map.
automountd -T Enables tracing and displays
tracing information to the
/var/adm/automount.log file.
automountd -v Verbose mode. Logs status
messages to the
/var/adm/syslog/syslog.log
file.
automountd -L Forces all mounts to the local
host to be NFS mounts, instead
of the default LOFS mounts.