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AIX Version 4.3 Commands Reference, Volume 3

mountd Daemon

Purpose

Answers requests from clients for file system mounts.

Syntax

/usr/sbin/rpc.mountd-n ]

Description

The mountd daemon is a Remote Procedure Call (RPC) that answers a client request to mount a file system. The mountd daemon finds out which file systems are available by reading the /etc/xtab file.

In addition, the mountd daemon provides a list of currently mounted file systems and the clients on which they are mounted. You can display this list by using the showmount command.

Examples

The mountd daemon is started from the /etc/rc.nfs file. The mountd daemon can be started and stopped by the following System Resource Controller (SRC) commands:

startsrc -s rpc.mountd
stopsrc -s rpc.mountd

To change the parameters passed to the mountd daemon, use the chssys command. For example:

chssys -s rpc.mountd -a Argument

The change will not take effect until the daemon is restarted.

Flag

-n Allows clients that use older versions of NFS to mount file systems. This option makes the system slightly less secure.

Files

/etc/exports
                          Lists the directories that the server can export.
/etc/inetd.conf
                          Defines how the inetd daemon handles Internet service requests.
/etc/xtab
                          Lists currently exported directories.

Related Information

The chssys command, mount command, showmount command.

The nfsd daemon, portmap daemon.

Network File System (NFS) Overview for System Management in AIX Version 4.3 System Management Guide: Communications and Networks.

System Resource Controller Overview in AIX Version 4.3 System Management Guide: Operating System and Devices.

How to Mount a NFS File System Explicitly and How to Mount a File System Using Secure NFS in AIX Version 4.3 System Management Guide: Communications and Networks.

List of NFS Commands.


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