---
name: "glusterd"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "glusterfs"
version: "1:11.2-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/glusterd"
---

# glusterd(8)

Gluster elastic volume management daemon

## NAME

Glusterd - Gluster elastic volume management daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**glusterd** *\[OPTION...\]*

## DESCRIPTION

The glusterd daemon is used for elastic volume management. The daemon must be run on all export servers.

## OPTIONS

### Basic options

- **-l \<LOGFILE\>, --log-file=\<LOGFILE\>**

  File to use for logging.

- **-L \<LOGLEVEL\>, --log-level=\<LOGLEVEL\>**

  Logging severity.  Valid options are TRACE, DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR and CRITICAL (the default is INFO).

- **--localtime-logging**

  Enable localtime log timestamps.

- **--debug**

  Run the program in debug mode. This option sets **--no-daemon**, **--log-level** to DEBUG and **--log-file** to console.

- **-N, --no-daemon**

  Run the program in the foreground.

### Miscellaneous Options:

- **-?, --help**

  Display this help.

- **--usage**

  Display a short usage message.

- **-V, --version**

  Print the program version.

## FILES

/var/lib/glusterd/\*

## SEE ALSO

```
fusermount(1), mount.glusterfs(8), glusterfs(8), gluster(8)
```

## COPYRIGHT

```
Copyright(c) 2006-2011  Gluster, Inc.  <http://www.gluster.com>
```