AUTOFS(5) FreeBSD File Formats Manual AUTOFS(5)
NAME
autofs - automounter filesystem
SYNOPSIS
options AUTOFS
DESCRIPTION
The autofs driver is the kernel component of the automounter
infrastructure. Its job is to pass mount requests to the automountd(8)
daemon, and pause the processes trying to access the automounted
filesystem until the mount is completed. It is mounted by the
automount(8).
OPTIONS
These options are available when mounting autofs file systems:
master_options
Mount options for all filesystems specified in the map entry.
master_prefix
Filesystem mountpoint prefix.
EXAMPLES
To unmount all mounted autofs filesystems:
umount -At autofs
To mount autofs filesystems specified in auto_master(5):
automount
SEE ALSO
auto_master(5), automount(8), automountd(8), autounmountd(8),
mount_autofs(8)
HISTORY
The autofs driver first appeared in FreeBSD 10.1. The autofs driver
first appeared in DragonFly 4.5. The autofs driver first appeared in
NetBSD 9.0.
AUTHORS
The autofs was developed by Edward Tomasz Napierala <
[email protected]>
under sponsorship from the FreeBSD Foundation.
The autofs was ported to DragonFly and NetBSD by Tomohiro Kusumi
<
[email protected]>.
FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8 November 25, 2017 FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8