NAME

       gfmd(8) - Gfarm metadata server

SYNOPSIS

       gfmd [ options ]

DESCRIPTION

       gfmd is a Gfarm filesystem metadata server for accessing the filesystem metadata of the Gfarm filesystem.
       gfmd must be running on a metadata server node in advance.

       It  is  possible  for  gfmd  to be executed as a non-privileged user process, although only the user that
       executes the gfmd can be authenticated.  Other users cannot use it.  For  details,  see  SETUP.private.en
       document

       To  access  gfmd,  the  hostname  and  the  port number should be specified by the metadb_server_host and
       metadb_server_port statements, respectively, in ~/.gfarm2rc or in %%SYSCONFDIR%%/gfarm2.conf on a  client
       node.

OPTIONS

       -L log-level
              Specifies  a log priority level.  The log output, which priority is higher or equal to this level,
              will be sent to syslog or standard error.  Please refer gfarm2.conf(5)  for  the  priority  levels
              which can be specified by this option.

       -P pid-file
              Specifies a file name to be used to record the process ID of gfmd.

       -d     Specifies the debug mode.  With the -d option, gfmd runs as a foreground process, not a daemon.

              If this option is specified and -L is not specified, the log level is set to "debug".

       -f config-file
              Specifies a configuration file that is read instead of the default configuration file.

       -p port
              Specifies a port number to be used by gfmd.

       -s syslog-facility
              Specifies a syslog facility to report errors encountered by gfmd.  By default, local0 is used.

       -v     Makes  gfmd output verbose log message on authentication.  This is useful, when one has to resolve
              an issue about GSI authenticaion.

       -?     Displays a list of command options.

FILES

       %%SYSCONFDIR%%/gfmd.conf
              configuration file

SEE ALSO

       gfarm2.conf(5)

Gfarm                                           20 December 2010                                         GFMD(8)