NAME

       fam.conf - The File Alteration Monitor (FAM) configuration file

SYNOPSIS

       In addition to its command line options, famd's behavior can also be controlled through its configuration
       file.  By default, this is /etc/fam.conf.  The -c command line option can be used to specify an alternate
       file.

FILE FORMAT

       Configuration  lines  are  in  the  format  option=value.  Lines beginning with # or ! are ignored.  famd
       recognizes the following options:

       insecure_compatibility    If set to true, this disables authentication and  reduces  access  security  as
                                 described under SECURITY below.  This is false by default.  Setting this option
                                 to true is the same as using the -C command line option.

       untrusted_user            This  is  the  user  name  or  UID  of the user account which famd will use for
                                 unauthenticated clients.  If a file can't be stated by this user, famd will not
                                 tell unauthenticated clients about the file's existence.  If an untrusted  user
                                 is not given in the configuration file, famd will write an error message to the
                                 system log and terminate.

       local_only                If  set to true, famd will ignore requests from remote famds.  This is false by
                                 default.  Setting this option to true is the same as using the -L command  line
                                 option.  This option is ignored if famd is started by inetd.

       idle_timeout              This  is  the time in seconds that famd will wait before exiting after its last
                                 client disconnects.  The default is 5 seconds.  This option  is  overridden  by
                                 the -T command line option.

       nfs_polling_interval      This  is  the interval in seconds between polling files over an NFS filesystem.
                                 The default is 6 seconds.  This option is overridden by  the  -t  command  line
                                 option.

       xtab_verification         If  set  to  true, famd will check the list of exported filesystems when remote
                                 requests are received to verify that the requests fall on filesystems which are
                                 exported to the requesting hosts.  This is true by default.  If this option  is
                                 set  to  false, famd will service remote requests without attempting to perform
                                 the verification.  If the local_only configuration option or  -L  command  line
                                 option is used, xtab_verification has no effect.

       detect_readonly_filesystems
                                 If  set  to  true,  famd  will  try  to  detect  read-only  filesystems.   Such
                                 filesystems are assumed to never change. This is  false  by  default.   Setting
                                 this option to true is the same as using the -r command line option.

SEE ALSO

fam.conf (fam 2.6.10)                           January 19, 2003                                     FAM.CONF(5)