mfsmount.cfg(5)

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version 4.59.2 · 3 versions
, in arch rolling, nixos 26.05, nixpkgs unstable, ubuntu stonking

💖 mfsmount.cfg 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the manual page for mfsmount.cfg — that's section 5 of the man pages btw, the "file formats" girlies. it's part of MooseFS, and it's genuinely so much simpler than it sounds. let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

mfsmount.cfg — the config file for the MooseFS mount daemon 🎀

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so basically? this is the config file that the mfsmount daemon reads when it starts up. that's it. that's the whole vibe. you use it to set defaults for mfsmount, so you don't have to type the same stuff over and over like a clown 💅

📝 FORMAT 📝

here's the rules, and ngl they're giving "chill":

  • Empty lines? ignored. bye 👋
  • Lines that start with a hash (#) sign? also ignored. that's your comment situation. very demure.
  • Every other line has to be one of these three things:
    • one mount option — just the one, sitting there, iconic
    • several mount options, separated by commas — a lil squad, comma-separated
    • the default mountpoint — and this one has RULES, bestie: it must begin with a slash (/) sign and it must be a fully qualified path. no shortcuts, no cute relative paths, we don't do that here 🚫

and for the list of all available options, go check mfsmount(8). that's where the full menu lives. iykyk 🍓

🔥 EXAMPLES 🔥

here's an example config that sets the nosuid and nodev parameters, and also specifies the master host, the master connection password, and the mount point. look at her go:

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

see how the two options share one line with a comma, the two mfspassword/mfsmaster things are their own lines, and the mountpoint is that last fully-qualified path starting with /? ate. no crumbs. ⭐

🐛 REPORTING BUGS 🐛

found a bug? don't be shy, tell the devs. report bugs to <bugs@moosefs.com>. they wanna hear it fr fr 😭

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). (yes, only — v2 is the moment, don't @ me)

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. (that's the legal way of saying "she comes as-is, bestie, no promises" 💀) 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/>.

okay yes the all-caps warranty bit is loud but it's IMPORTANT, do not skim past it 🚨

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

and that's the whole page, you're literally a mfsmount.cfg expert now, so proud 🥹💜

this has been MooseFS 4.59.2-1, dated May 2026 — mwah, catch you in the next man page ✨🎀

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