NAME

       autodir - manage home directories

SYNOPSIS

       autodir [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

       autodir  is a command to organize home directories, usually for user accounts from a centralized database
       like LDAP, SQL, NIS, etc... It also has transparent backup features.

OPTIONS

       -d DIR Specifies the virtual base directory; the mount point for the autofs filesystem. If DIR  does  not
              exist, it will be created. An absolute path is expected for this option.

       -t SECONDS
              Expiration  timeout  for  virtual  directories. If a directory is inactive for SECONDS, it will be
              unmounted.

       -m MODULE
              Module to be used with autodir. The full path to MODULE is expected.

       -n     Do not kill the backup process and wait for it to finish.

       -N     Do not kill the backup process, but do NOT wait for it to finish.

       -o SUBOPTS
              All options SUBOPTS are passed to the module. This option passing syntax is similar to that of the
              mount command with its -o option. See specific module's documentation for more info.

       -f     q Run in the foreground and log all messages to the console. For debugging purpose and to see  how
              autodir works.

       -l FILE
              Full path to a file in which autodir will write its process id.

       -h     Display help about autodir options.

       -v     Display version information.

       -V     Use verbose logging.

       -b PROG
              This  option  is to specify the program to use for backups, as well as options for it. The path to
              PROG should be absolute.

       -w SECONDS
              Whenever a virtual directory is not used for a period of time,  it  is  assumed  inactive  and  is
              unmounted.  Then,  a  backup  is  immediately  started.  With this option, you can specify to wait
              SECONDS before the backup starts. If this option is absent, the backup will start immediately.

       -p NUMBER
              Backup process priority. This value is from 1-40, with 1  being  highest  priority  and  40  being
              lowest. The default value is 30.

       -c NUMBER
              This  restricts  the  number of backup processes to NUMBER at any given time. The default value is
              150.  # manpage written on Nov. 24, 2010 by Timmy

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