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).