---
name: "automountd"
section: "8"
platform: "macos"
package: "autofs"
version: "322"
release: "macOS 26.5"
platforms: ["freebsd", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/automountd"
---

# automountd(8)

automatic mount / unmount daemon for autofs

## NAME

**automountd** – automatic mount / unmount daemon for autofs

## SYNOPSIS

**/usr/libexec/automountd** \[**-v**\] \[**-n**\] \[**-T**\] \[**-o** *opts*\] \[**-D** *name*=*value*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**automountd** is a daemon that responds to requests from autofs to mount and unmount network filesystems, and to supply the contents of directories, based on the contents of automounter maps. The automountd is started on demand by launchd(8). As the daemon is launched by **launchd**, the options below would be specified in the ProgramArguments key in the **launchd** plist for **automountd**. See FILES below.

## OPTIONS

- **-v**

  Log to [syslogd(8)](/syslogd/8.md) more detailed information about actions taken by **automountd**.

- **-n**

  Disable browsing of all maps.

- **-T**

  Increase by 1 the logging level for messages printed to the standard output information about requests received from autofs, processing done for those requests, and replies sent to autofs.  The default level of 0 causes no information to be logged; each higher value causes more information to be logged.

- **-o** *opts*

  Apply the options specified by *opts* to all mounts by default. The options for a particular mount can override these options.

- **-D** *name*=*value*

  Set the environment value specified by *name* to the specified *value*. Environment variables can be referred to in map entries; the value of the environment variable is substituted for the reference to the variable.

## FILES

- */etc/autofs.conf*

  configuration file used to manage automountd

- */System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.automountd.plist*

  **launchd** plist

## SEE ALSO

[auto\_master(5)](/auto_master/5.md), [autofsd(8)](/autofsd/8.md), [automount(8)](/automount/8.md), [autofs.conf(5)](/autofs.conf/5.md), [mount(8)](/mount/8.md), [mount\_nfs(8)](/mount_nfs/8.md), launchd(8), launchd.plist(5)