---
name: "mfsmount.cfg"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "moosefs"
version: "4.59.2-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mfsmount.cfg"
---

# mfsmount.cfg(5)

MooseFS mount daemon config file

## NAME

mfsmount.cfg - **MooseFS** mount daemon config file

## DESCRIPTION

This is the config file that will be read by the **mfsmount** daemon when it starts. It can be used to specify defaults for mfsmount.

### FORMAT

Empty lines and lines that start hash (**#**) sign are ignored. Every other  line should be one of the following:

one mount option

several mount options, separated by commas

default mountpoint, which must begin with a slash ("/") sign and be a fully qualified path

For list of all available options, see [**mfsmount**(8)](/mfsmount/8.md)

## EXAMPLES

Example config, which sets the nosuid and nodev parameters, specifies master host, master connection password and the mount point:

nosuid,nodev\
 mfsmaster=mfsmaster\
 mfspassword=secret\
 /mnt/mfs

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to \<bugs@moosefs.com\>.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2026 Jakub Kruszona-Zawadzki, Saglabs SA

This file is part of MooseFS.

MooseFS is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2 (only).

MooseFS is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, see \<https://www.gnu.org/licenses/\>.

## SEE ALSO

[**mfsmount**(8)](/mfsmount/8.md)