NAME

       autofsd-probe - probe AutoFS mount/unmount daemon

SYNOPSIS

       $PCP_BINADM_DIR/autofsd-probe [-h host] [-t timeout]

DESCRIPTION

       autofsd-probe will check the status of the autofsd(1) daemon on the specified host.

       Unless  directed  to  another  host by the -h option, autofsd-probe will contact the AutoFS daemon on the
       local host.

       The AutoFS file system is built on the Remote Procedure Call (RPC(3)) library routines.   The  -t  option
       allows  the  total timeout and retry timeout intervals to be set for all remote procedure call operations
       used with autofsd-probe.  This option  accepts  an  interval  argument  in  the  form  described  in  the
       PCPintro(1) manual page.

       autofsd-probe is typically used in an automated fashion from within pmdashping(1) and in conjunction with
       pmie(1), for monitoring response time and service failure.

       By default autofsd-probe will not produce any output, unless there is an error in which case a diagnostic
       message will be displayed and the exit status will indicate the reason for failure.

DIAGNOSTICS

       If  autofsd-probe  succeeds,  then  0  will  be  returned.  If the attempt to establish a connection with
       autofsd fails, then 2 is returned.  If the subsequent attempt to invoke an autofsd response fails, then 1
       will be returned.

       In the case of a syntactical command line error, 4 is returned and the usage message is displayed.

PCP ENVIRONMENT

       Environment variables with the prefix PCP_ are used to parameterize the file and directory names used  by
       PCP.   On  each  installation, the file /etc/pcp.conf contains the local values for these variables.  The
       $PCP_CONF variable may be used to specify an alternative configuration file, as described in pcp.conf(5).

SEE ALSO

       autofs(1), autofsd(1), PCPintro(1), pmdashping(1), pmie(1) and RPC(3).

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