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diff --git a/man/systemd.automount.xml b/man/systemd.automount.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2e55ad0 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/systemd.automount.xml @@ -0,0 +1,164 @@ +<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*--> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> + +<!-- + SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ +--> + +<refentry id="systemd.automount"> + <refentryinfo> + <title>systemd.automount</title> + <productname>systemd</productname> + </refentryinfo> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>systemd.automount</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>5</manvolnum> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>systemd.automount</refname> + <refpurpose>Automount unit configuration</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <para><filename><replaceable>automount</replaceable>.automount</filename></para> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + + <para>A unit configuration file whose name ends in + <literal>.automount</literal> encodes information about a file + system automount point controlled and supervised by + systemd.</para> + + <para>This man page lists the configuration options specific to + this unit type. See + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> + for the common options of all unit configuration files. The common + configuration items are configured in the generic [Unit] and + [Install] sections. The automount specific configuration options + are configured in the [Automount] section.</para> + + <para>Automount units must be named after the automount directories they control. Example: the automount point + <filename noindex='true'>/home/lennart</filename> must be configured in a unit file + <filename>home-lennart.automount</filename>. For details about the escaping logic used to convert a file system + path to a unit name see + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>. Note that + automount units cannot be templated, nor is it possible to add multiple names to an automount unit by creating + additional symlinks to its unit file.</para> + + <para>For each automount unit file a matching mount unit file (see + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.mount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> + for details) must exist which is activated when the automount path + is accessed. Example: if an automount unit + <filename>home-lennart.automount</filename> is active and the user + accesses <filename>/home/lennart</filename> the mount unit + <filename>home-lennart.mount</filename> will be activated.</para> + + <para>Automount units may be used to implement on-demand mounting + as well as parallelized mounting of file systems.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Automatic Dependencies</title> + + <refsect2> + <title>Implicit Dependencies</title> + + <para>The following dependencies are implicitly added:</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para>If an automount unit is beneath another mount unit in the + file system hierarchy, both a requirement and an ordering + dependency between both units are created automatically.</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>An implicit <varname>Before=</varname> dependency is created + between an automount unit and the mount unit it activates.</para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </refsect2> + + <refsect2> + <title>Default Dependencies</title> + + <para>The following dependencies are added unless <varname>DefaultDependencies=no</varname> is set:</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para>Automount units acquire automatic <varname>Before=</varname> and + <varname>Conflicts=</varname> on <filename>umount.target</filename> in order to be stopped during + shutdown.</para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </refsect2> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title><filename>fstab</filename></title> + + <para>Automount units may either be configured via unit files, or + via <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> (see + <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>fstab</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> + for details).</para> + + <para>For details how systemd parses + <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> see + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.mount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> + + <para>If an automount point is configured in both + <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> and a unit file, the configuration + in the latter takes precedence.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Options</title> + + <para>Automount files must include an [Automount] section, which + carries information about the file system automount points it + supervises. The options specific to the [Automount] section of + automount units are the following:</para> + + <variablelist class='unit-directives'> + + <varlistentry> + <term><varname>Where=</varname></term> + <listitem><para>Takes an absolute path of a directory of the + automount point. If the automount point does not exist at time + that the automount point is installed, it is created. This + string must be reflected in the unit filename. (See above.) + This option is mandatory.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><varname>DirectoryMode=</varname></term> + <listitem><para>Directories of automount points (and any + parent directories) are automatically created if needed. This + option specifies the file system access mode used when + creating these directories. Takes an access mode in octal + notation. Defaults to 0755.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><varname>TimeoutIdleSec=</varname></term> + <listitem><para>Configures an idle timeout. Once the mount has been + idle for the specified time, systemd will attempt to unmount. Takes a + unit-less value in seconds, or a time span value such as "5min 20s". + Pass 0 to disable the timeout logic. The timeout is disabled by + default.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>See Also</title> + <para> + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.mount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>mount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry project='die-net'><refentrytitle>automount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.directives</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> + </para> + </refsect1> + +</refentry> |