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NAME

       autofs.conf - autofs configuration

DESCRIPTION

       Configuration  settings  used  by  automount(8)  may  be changed in the configuration file
       /etc/autofs.conf.

       This file contains two primary sections, autofs and amd.

       Configuration entries may be present at the beginning of the configuration file without  a
       section header and are implicitly included as part of the autofs section.

       Each  section name is enclosed in square brackets with spaces between the brackets and the
       section name. The amd section may be followed by further sections, named by the top  level
       mount point path, that contain per mount configuration settings.

SECTION autofs CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

       Configuration settings available are:

       timeout
              Sets  the  default  mount  timeout  in  seconds. The internal program default is 10
              minutes, but the default  installed  configuration  overrides  this  and  sets  the
              timeout to 5 minutes to be consistent with earlier autofs releases.

       master_wait
              Sets the default maximum number of retries (actual iterations is half this, each is
              delayed by 2 seconds  before  retrying)  waiting  for  the  master  map  to  become
              available  if  it  cannot  be  read  at  program  start  (program  default 10, then
              continue). This can be longer if the map source itself waits for availability (such
              as sss).

       negative_timeout
              Set the default timeout for caching failed key lookups (program default 60). If the
              equivalent command line option is given it will override this setting.

       mount_verbose
              Use the verbose flag when spawning mount(8), and log some process  info  about  the
              requestor and its parent (program default "no").

       mount_wait
              Set  the default time to wait for a response from a spawned mount(8) before sending
              it a SIGTERM. Note that we still need to wait for the RPC layer to  timeout  before
              the sub-process exits so this isn't ideal but it is the best we can do. The default
              is to wait until mount(8) returns without intervention.

       umount_wait
              Set the default time to wait for a response from a spawned umount(8) before sending
              it  a  SIGTERM. Note that we still need to wait for the RPC layer to timeout before
              the sub-process exits so this isn't ideal but it is the best we can do.

       browse_mode
              Maps are browsable by default (program default "yes").

       mount_nfs_default_protocol
              Set the default protocol that mount.nfs(8) uses when performing  a  mount  (program
              default 3). Autofs needs to know the default NFS protocol that mount.nfs(8) uses so
              it can do special case handling  for  its  availability  probe  for  different  NFS
              protocols.  Since we can't identify this default automatically we need to set it in
              the autofs configuration.

       append_options
              Determine whether global options, given on the command line or  per  mount  in  the
              master  map,  are appended to map entry options or if the map entry options replace
              the global options (program default "yes", append options).

       logging
              set default log level "none", "verbose" or "debug" (program default "none").

       force_standard_program_map_env
              override the use of a prefix with standard environment variables when a program map
              is  executed.  Since  program  maps  are  run  as the privileged user setting these
              standard environment variables  opens  automount(8)  to  potential  user  privilege
              escalation  when  the program map is written in a language that can load components
              from, for example, a user home directory (program default "no").

       map_hash_table_size
              This configuration option may be used to change the  number  of  hash  table  slots
              (default 1024).

              This configuration option affects the overhead of searching the map entry cache for
              map entries when there are a large number of entries.  It  affects  the  number  of
              entries  that  must  be looked at to locate a map entry in the map entry cache. For
              example, the default of 1024 and a direct map with 8000  entries  would  result  in
              each slot containing an average of 8 entries, which should be acceptable.

              However,  if  excessive  CPU  usage is observed during automount lookups increasing
              this option can reduce the CPU overhead considerably because it reduces the  length
              of the search chains.

              Note  that  the number of entries in a map doesn't necessarily relate to the number
              of entries used in the map entry cache.

              There are two distinct cases where the  map  hash  table  can  make  a  significant
              difference, direct maps and indirect maps that use the "browse" option.

              For  indirect maps that do not use the "browse" option entries are added to the map
              entry cache at lookup so the number of active  cache  entries,  in  this  case,  is
              usually much less than the number of entries in the map. In this last case it would
              be unusual for the map entry cache to grow large enough to warrant  increasing  the
              default before an event that cleans stale entries, a map re-read for example.

       use_hostname_for_mounts
              NFS  mounts where the host name resolves to more than one IP address are probed for
              availability and to establish the order in which mounts to them should be tried. To
              ensure that mount attempts are made only to hosts that are responding and are tried
              in the order of hosts with the quickest response the IP address of the  host  needs
              to be used for the mount.

              If  it  is  necessary  to  use  the  hostname  given in the map entry for the mount
              regardless, then set this option to "yes".

              Be aware that if this is done there is no defense against the host  name  resolving
              to one that isn't responding and while the number of attempts at a successful mount
              will correspond to the number of addresses the host name resolves to the order will
              also not correspond to fastest responding hosts.

       disable_not_found_message
              The  original  request to add this log message needed it to be unconditional.  That
              produces, IMHO, unnecessary noise in the log so a  configuration  option  has  been
              added  to  provide  the ability to turn it off. The default is "no" to maintain the
              current behaviour.

       use_ignore_mount_option
              An option to enable the use of autofs pseudo option "disable". This option is  used
              as  a  hint  to  user space that the mount entry should be omitted from mount table
              listings. The default is "no" to avoid unexpected changes in behaviour and so is an
              opt-in setting.

       sss_master_map_wait
              Set  the time to wait and retry if sssd is unable to read the master map at program
              start. Program default is 0 (don't wait) or 10 if sss supports  returning  EHSTDOWN
              when the provider isn't available.

              If the sss library supports returning EHOSTDOWN when the provider is down then this
              value is how long to wait between retries reading the  master  map.   When  reading
              dependent  maps  or  looking up a map key this value is multiplied by the number of
              retries that would be used when reading the master map.

       use_mount_request_log_id
              Set whether to use a mount request log id so that log entries  for  specific  mount
              requests  can  be easily identified in logs that have multiple concurrent requests.
              Default is don't use mount request log ids.

   LDAP Configuration
       Configuration settings available are:

       ldap_timeout
              Set  the  network  response  timeout  (default  8).   Set  timeout  value  for  the
              synchronous  API  calls.  The  default  is  the LDAP library default of an infinite
              timeout.

       ldap_network_timeout
              Set the network response timeout (default 8).

       ldap_uri
              A space separated list of server  uris  of  the  form  <proto>://<server>[/]  where
              <proto>  can be ldap or ldaps. The option can be given multiple times.  Map entries
              that include a server name override this option and it is then not used. Default is
              an  empty  list  in  which  case either the server given in a map entry or the LDAP
              configured default is used. This uri list is  read  at  startup  and  whenever  the
              daemon receives a HUP signal.

              This  configuration  option can also be used to request autofs lookup SRV RRs for a
              domain of the form <proto>:///[<domain dn>].  Note  that  a  trailing  "/"  is  not
              allowed when using this form. If the domain dn is not specified the dns domain name
              (if any) is used to construct the domain dn for the SRV RR lookup. The server  list
              returned  from  an SRV RR lookup is refreshed according to the minimum ttl found in
              the SRV RR records or after one hour, whichever is less.

       search_base
              The base dn to use when searching for  amap  base  dn.  This  entry  may  be  given
              multiple  times  and each will be checked for a map base dn in the order they occur
              in the configuration. The search base list is read  at  startup  and  whenever  the
              daemon receives a HUP signal.

       map_object_class
              The map object class. In the nisMap schema this corresponds to the class nisMap and
              in the automountMap schema it corresponds to the class automountMap.

       entry_object_class
              The map entry object class. In the nisMap schema  this  corresponds  to  the  class
              nisObject and in the automountMap schema it corresponds to the class automount.

       map_attribute
              The attribute used to identify the name of the map to which this entry belongs.  In
              the nisMap  schema  this  corresponds  to  the  attribute  nisMapName  and  in  the
              automountMap schema it corresponds to the attribute ou or automountMapName.

       entry_attribute
              The  attribute used to identify a map key. In the nisMap schema this corresponds to
              the attribute cn and in the automountMap schema it  corresponds  to  the  attribute
              automountKey.

       value_attribute
              The  attribute  used  to  identify the value of the map entry. In the nisMap schema
              this corresponds to the attribute nisMapEntry and in  the  automountMap  schema  it
              corresponds to the attribute automountInformation.

       NOTE:  It  is  essential  that  entries use class and attribute in a consistent manner for
              correct operation of autofs. For example mixing cn and automountKey  attributes  in
              automount schema will not work as expected.

       auth_conf_file
              This configuration option may be used to specify an alternate location for the ldap
              authentication  configuration   file.   See   autofs_ldap_auth.conf(5)   for   more
              information.

SECTION amd CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

       A  number  of  the amd configuration options are not used by autofs, some because they are
       not relevant within autofs, some because they are done differently in  autofs  and  others
       that are not yet implemented.

       Since  mount_type  is  always  autofs  (because  there's  no  user  space  NFS server) the
       configuration entries relating to that aren't used.  Also,  server  availability  is  done
       differently  within  autofs  so  the options that relate to the amd server monitoring sub-
       system are also not used.

       These   options   are   mount_type,   auto_attrcache,   portmap_program,    nfs_vers_ping,
       nfs_allow_any_interface,   nfs_allow_insecure_port,   nfs_proto,   nfs_retransmit_counter,
       nfs_retransmit_counter_udp,   nfs_retransmit_counter_tcp,   nfs_retransmit_counter_toplvl,
       nfs_retry_interval,             nfs_retry_interval_udp,            nfs_retry_interval_tcp,
       nfs_retry_interval_toplvl and nfs_vers.

       Other options that are not used within the autofs implementation:

       log_file, truncate_log
              sends its output to syslog so an alternate log file (or truncating the  log)  can't
              be used.

       print_pid
              There's no corresponding option for this within autofs.

       use_tcpwrappers, show_statfs_entries
              There's  no  user  space  NFS  server  to  control  access  to so this option isn't
              relevant. The show_statfs_entries can't be implemented for the same reason.

       debug_mtab_file
              There's no user space NFS server and autofs avoids using file based  mtab  whenever
              possible.

       sun_map_syntax
              Sun map format is handled by autofs itself.

       plock, show_statfs_entries, preferred_amq_port
              Are not supported by autofs.

       ldap_cache_maxmem, ldap_cache_seconds
              External ldap caching is not used by autofs.

       ldap_proto_version
              autofs always attempts to use the highest available ldap protocol version.

       cache_duration, map_reload_interval, map_options
              The  map   entry cache is continually updated and stale entries cleaned on re-load,
              which is done when map changes are detected so these configuration entries are  not
              used  by  autofs.  An exception to this is the case where the map is large. In this
              case it may be necessary to read the whole map at startup even if browsing  is  not
              enabled. Adding the cache:=all option to map_options can be used to for this.

       localhost_address
              This  is not used within autofs. This configuration option was only used in the amd
              user space server code and is not relevant within autofs.

       Options that are handled differently within autofs:

       pid_file
              To specify a pid file name a command line option must be used on startup.

       print_version
              Program version and feature information is obtained by using the automount  command
              line option "-V".

       debug_options ,  log_options
              autofs  has  somewhat  more  limited  logging  and debug logging options.  When the
              log_options options is encountered it is converted to the nearest  matching  autofs
              logging  option.  Since the configuration option debug_options would be handled the
              same way it is ignored.

       restart_mounts
              This option has no sensible meaning within autofs because autofs  always  tries  to
              re-connect  to  existing  mounts.  While  this  has its own set of problems not re-
              connecting to existing mounts always results in a non-functional automount tree  if
              mounts  were  busy  at  the  last shutdown (as is also the case with amd when using
              mount_type autofs).

       forced_unmounts
              Detaching mounts often causes serious problems for users of existing mounts. It  is
              used  by  autofs  in some cases, either at the explicit request of the user (with a
              command line or init option) and in some special cases during program operation but
              is avoided whenever possible.

       A number of configuration options are not yet implemented:

       search_path
              Always  a little frustrating, the compiled in map location should be used to locate
              maps but isn't in some cases. This requires work within autofs itself and that will
              (obviously)  include  implementing this configuration option for the amd map parser
              as well.

       fully_qualified_hosts
              Not yet implemented.

       unmount_on_exit
              Since autofs always tries to re-connect to mounts  left  mounted  from  a  previous
              shutdown this is a sensible option to implement and that will be done.

       browsable_dirs
              Allow  map  keys  to be shown in directory listings. This option can have values of
              "yes" or "no". The default is "no". A variation of this option, "browsable", can be
              used  as  a  pseudo  mount  option  in  type "auto" map entries to provide browsing
              functionality in sub-mounts. The amd  "browsable_dirs  =  full"  option  cannot  be
              implemented within the current autofs framework and is not supported.

       exec_map_timeout
              A  timeout  is not currently used for program maps but this might be implemented in
              the future.

       tag
              The tag option is not implemented within autofs.

       Supported options:

       arch, karch, os, osver
              These options default to what is returned from uname(2) and can  be  overridden  if
              required.

       full_os
              This option has no default and must be set in the configuration if used in maps.

       cluster
              If  not  set defaults to the host domain name. This option corresponds to the HP_UX
              cluster name (according to the amd source) and is probably not used in Linux but is
              set anyway.

       vendor This  option  has a default value of "unknown", it must be set in the configuration
              if used in maps.

       auto_dir
              Is the base name of the mount tree used for  external  mounts  that  are  sometimes
              needed by amd maps. Its default value is "/a".

       map_type
              Specifies  the  autofs  map source, such as file, nis, ldap etc. and has no default
              value set.

       map_defaults
              This option is used to override /defaults entries within maps and can  be  used  to
              provide  different defaults on specific machines without having to modify centrally
              managed maps. It is empty by default.

       search_path
              Colon separated paths to search for maps that are not specified as a full path.

       dismount_interval
              Is equivalent to the autofs timeout option. It is only possible to  use  this  with
              type  "auto"  mounts  due  to  the way the autofs kernel module performs expiry. It
              takes its default value from the autofs internal default of 600 seconds.

       autofs_use_lofs
              If set to "yes" autofs will attempt to use bind mounts for type "link" entries when
              possible (default is "yes").

       nis_domain
              Allows setting of a domain name other than the system default.

       local_domain
              Is used to override (or set) the host domain name.

       normalize_hostnames
              If  set  to  "yes" then the contents of ${rhost} is translated in its official host
              name.

       domain_strip
              If set to "yes" the domain name part of  the  host  is  stripped  when  normalizing
              hostnames.  This  can  be  useful  when using of the same maps in a multiple domain
              environment.

       normalize_slashes
              This option is set to  "yes"  by  default  and  will  collapse  multiple  unescaped
              occurrences of "/" to a single "/".

       selectors_in_defaults, selectors_on_default
              This  option  has  a default value of "no". If set to "yes" then any defaults entry
              will  be  checked  for  selectors   to   determine   the   values   to   be   used.
              selectors_in_defaults is the preferred option to use.

       ldap_base
              iThis  option  has no default value. It must be set to the base dn that is used for
              queries if ldap is to be used as a map source.

       ldap_hostports
              This option has no default value set. It must be set to the URI of the LDAP  server
              to be used for lookups when ldap is used as a map source. It may contain a comma or
              space separated list of LDAP URIs.

       hesiod_base
              Sets the base name used for hesiod map sources.

       linux_ufs_mount_type
              This is an additional  configuration  option  for  the  autofs  amd  format  parser
              implementation.

              There's  no  simple  way to determine what the system default filesystem is and am-
              utils needs to be continually updated to do this and can easily get it wrong ayway.
              So allow it to be set in the configuration.

EXAMPLE

         [ autofs ]
         timeout = 300
         browse_mode = no

         [ amd ]
         dismount_interval = 300
         map_type = nis
         autofs_use_lofs = no

         [ /expamle/mount ]
         dismount_interval = 60
         map_type = file

SEE ALSO

       automount(8), auto.master(5), autofs_ldap_auth.conf(5).

AUTHOR

       This manual page was written by Ian Kent <raven@themaw.net>.

                                           23 Jan 2014                             AUTOFS.CONF(5)