NAME

       rpc.idmapd — NFSv4 ID <-> Name Mapper

SYNOPSIS

       rpc.idmapd [-h] [-f] [-v] [-C] [-S] [-p path] [-c path]

DESCRIPTION

       rpc.idmapd is the NFSv4 ID <-> name mapping daemon.  It provides functionality to the NFSv4 kernel client
       and  server,  to  which it communicates via upcalls, by translating user and group IDs to names, and vice
       versa.

       Note that on more recent kernels only the NFSv4 server uses rpc.idmapd.  The NFSv4  client  instead  uses
       nfsidmap(8), and only falls back to rpc.idmapd if there was a problem running the nfsidmap(8) program.

       The options are as follows:

       -h           Display usage message.

       -v           Increases the verbosity level (can be specified multiple times).

       -f           Runs rpc.idmapd in the foreground and prints all output to the terminal.

       -p path      Specifies   the   location   of   the   RPC  pipefs  to  be  path.   The  default  value  is
                    "/var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs".

       -c path      Use configuration file path.

       -C           Client-only: perform no idmapping for any NFS server, even if one is detected.

       -S           Server-only: perform no idmapping for any NFS client, even if one is detected.

EXAMPLES

       rpc.idmapd -f -vvv

       Runs rpc.idmapd printing all messages to console, and with a verbosity level of 3.

FILES

       /etc/idmapd.conf

SEE ALSO

       idmapd.conf(5), nfsidmap(8)

AUTHORS

       The rpc.idmapd software has been developed by Marius Aamodt Eriksen ⟨marius@citi.umich.edu⟩.

Debian                                          February 3, 2003                                   RPC.IDMAPD(8)