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

# od\_user\_homes(8)

executable map program for auto\_home records synthesized from user records

## NAME

**od\_user\_homes** – executable map program for auto\_home records synthesized from user records

## SYNOPSIS

**/usr/libexec/od\_user\_homes** \[*username*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**od\_user\_homes** is a program that takes a user name specified by *username* and, if there's a user record for that user in Open Directory, and that user record contains a HomeDirectory attribute, and the \<path\> portion of the HomeDirectory attribute is empty or just /, prints the URL from that attribute, and exits with an exit status of 0. If there is no user record for that user, or the user record doesn't contain a HomeDirectory attribute, or the \<path\> portion is neither empty nor just /, or if an error occurs, nothing is printed, and **od\_user\_homes** exits with a user status of 1. This is intended to be used as an executable map for auto\_home.

## SEE ALSO

[auto\_master(5)](/auto_master/5.md), [automountd(8)](/automountd/8.md)