AUTOUNMOUNTD(8)

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💅 AUTOUNMOUNTD(8) — the autounmountd page, bestie edition 🎀

okay so this is the autounmountd manual page, from the System Manager's Manual section of the Debian world. yes bestie, we're in section 8, that's the admin-tools section, very main character energy 👑

✨ NAME ✨

autounmountd — the daemon that unmounts your automounted filesystems 💖

like, it's the cleanup crew. the friend who reminds you to take your mug out of the living room. that's her.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

autounmountd [-d] [-r time] [-t time] [-v]

that's it, that's the whole vibe check 🫶

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so the autounmountd daemon is literally responsible for unmounting filesystems that were mounted by automountd(8). she's the closer. the one who turns the lights off. 🔥

On startup, autounmountd retrieves a list of filesystems that have the automounted mount option set. and that list? it's not static, she keeps it fresh — it's updated every time a filesystem is mounted or unmounted. lowkey obsessive in the best way 💅

After a specified time passes, autounmountd attempts to unmount a filesystem, and if it needs to, she retries after some time. persistent queen. she does not give up on the first try, no cap ✨

🦋 OPTIONS 🦋

These options are available:

  • -d — debug mode! 🐛 this cranks up the verbosity and also means she does not daemonize. so she stays right there in your terminal, being loud and honest about everything. very much "let me tell you everything that's happening" energy.
  • -r — the number of seconds to wait before trying to unmount an expired filesystem after a previous attempt failed — like, say, because the filesystem was busy 😭. the default is 600, which is ten minutes. so like, a little coffee break before the retry, honestly iconic ☕
  • -t — the number of seconds to wait before trying to unmount a filesystem. periodt. the default is 600, which is ten minutes. that's the "how long until we start caring" timer, iykyk ⏳
  • -v — increase verbosity 💬 she talks more. that's it. that's the whole thing. go off, honestly.

⭐ EXIT STATUS ⭐

The autounmountd utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

so 0 = we ate, no crumbs 👑 and anything above 0 = something went sideways 😭

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the friend group, fr fr 💜

🎀 HISTORY 🎀

The autounmountd daemon appeared in FreeBSD 10.1. she's been doing this since 10.1, ngl that's a legacy 💅

🌸 AUTHORS 🌸

The autounmountd was developed by Edward Tomasz Napierala <trasz@FreeBSD.org> under sponsorship from the FreeBSD Foundation.

shoutout to the sponsor for funding the girlboss daemon era 🫶✨

one tiny thing bestie, don't forget: she's the one unmounting the automounted filesystems, so don't be out here expecting her to touch stuff that wasn't automounted. not her job, not her problem 💅

and that's the whole page, babe 🎀 this was Debian documenting her on December 13, 2014 — oldie but a goodie, fr fr 🌸💜

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