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