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Bring man page back in shape. Many option descriptions lacked the
option name and paramaters they apply to and there was a mix of formatting methods and styles. I'm not sure that the description of "nfs_retransmit_counter" is correct, but it does now at least match what's in -STABLE.
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-rw-r--r--contrib/amd/scripts/amd.conf.5300
1 files changed, 160 insertions, 140 deletions
diff --git a/contrib/amd/scripts/amd.conf.5 b/contrib/amd/scripts/amd.conf.5
index 93edefc..d64a8bc 100644
--- a/contrib/amd/scripts/amd.conf.5
+++ b/contrib/amd/scripts/amd.conf.5
@@ -121,62 +121,94 @@ then amd's top-level mount points will be browsable to
calls. This means you could run for example
.Xr ls 1
and see what keys are available to mount in that directory. Not all entries
-are made visible to readdir(3): the "/default" entry, wildcard
-entries, and those with a "/" in them are not included. If you specify
-"full" to this option, all but "/default" will be visible.
-Note that if you run a command which will attempt to
-.BR stat (2)
-the entries, such as often done by "ls -l" or "ls -F", amd will attempt to
-mount
-.I every
-entry in that map. This is often called a ``mount storm''.
-
-.TP
-.BR map_options " (string, default no options)"
-This option is the same as specifying map options on the command line to
-amd, such as "cache:=all".
-
-.TP
-.BR map_type " (string, default search all map types)"
-If specified, amd will initialize the map only for the type given. This is
-useful to avoid the default map search type used by amd which takes longer
-and can have undesired side-effects such as initializing NIS even if not
-used. Possible values are
-
-.nf
-\fBfile\fR plain files
-\fBhesiod\fR Hesiod name service from MIT
-\fBldap\fR Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
-\fBndbm\fR (New) dbm style hash files
-\fBnis\fR Network Information Services (version 2)
-\fBnisplus\fR Network Information Services Plus (version 3)
-\fBpasswd\fR local password files
-\fBunion\fR union maps
-.fi
-
-.TP
-.BR mount_type " (string, default=nfs)"
-All amd mount types must be NFS. That is, amd is an NFS server on the
-map mount points, for the local host it is running on. If "autofs" is
-specified, amd will log an error and convert it to NFS.
-
-.TP
-.BR search_path " (string, default no search path)"
-This provides a (colon-delimited) search path for file maps. Using a search
-path, sites can allow for local map customizations and overrides, and can
-distributed maps in several locations as needed.
-
-.\" **************************************************************************
-.SS Parameters applicable to the global section only
-
-.TP
-.BR arch " (string, default to compiled in value)"
+are made visible to
+.Xr readdir 3 :
+the
+.Qq Pa /default
+entry, wildcard entries, and those with a
+.Qq Pa /
+in them are not included. If you specify
+.Qq full
+to this option, all but
+.Qq Pa /default
+will be visible. Note that if you run a command which will attempt to
+.Xr stat 2
+the entries, such as often done by
+.Qq ls -l
+or
+.Qq ls -F ,
+.Nm amd
+will attempt to mount
+.Em every
+entry in that map. This is often called a
+.Dq mount storm .
+.It Ic map_options Xo
+(string, default no options)
+.Xc
+This option is the same as specifying map options on the command line to
+.Nm amd ,
+such as
+.Ql cache\&:\&=all .
+.It Ic map_type Xo
+(string, default search all map types)
+.Xc
+If specified, amd will initialize the map only for the type given.
+This is useful to avoid the default map search type used by
+.Nm amd
+which takes longer and can have undesired side-effects such as initializing
+.Tn NIS
+even if not used. Possible values are:
+.Pp
+.Bl -tag -width "nisplus" -compact
+.It Ic file
+plain files
+.It Ic hesiod
+Hesiod name service from MIT
+.It Ic ldap
+Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
+.It Ic ndbm
+(New) dbm style hash files
+.It Ic nis
+Network Information Services (version 2)
+.It Ic nisplus
+Network Information Services Plus (version 3)
+.It Ic passwd
+local password files
+.It Ic union
+union maps
+.El
+.It Ic mount_type Xo
+(string, default=nfs)
+.Xc
+All amd mount types must be
+.Tn NFS .
+That is,
+.Nm amd
+is an
+.Tn NFS
+server on the map mount points, for the local host it is running on. If
+.Qq autofs
+is specified, amd will log an error and convert it to
+.Tn NFS .
+.It Ic search_path Xo
+(string, default no search path)
+.Xc
+This provides a
+(colon-delimited)
+search path for file maps. Using a search path, sites can allow for
+local map customizations and overrides, and can query distributed maps in
+several locations as needed.
+.El
+.Ss "Parameters applicable to the global section only"
+.Bl -tag -width 4n
+.It Ic arch Xo
+(string, default to compiled in value)
+.Xc
Allows you to override the value of the
.Va arch
.Nm amd
variable.
-.It Ic auto_dir Xo
-(string, default=/a)
+.It Ic auto_dir Xo (string, default= Ns Pa /a )
.Xc
Same as the
.Fl a
@@ -241,7 +273,7 @@ program trace
.It Ic info
info service specific debugging
(hesiod, nis, etc.)
-.It mem
+.It Ic mem
trace memory allocations
.It Ic mtab
use local
@@ -268,7 +300,7 @@ have exceeded their cached times.
.Xc
If
.Qq yes ,
-.Nm Amd
+.Nm amd
will perform RPC authentication using fully-qualified host names. This is
necessary for some systems, and especially when performing cross-domain
mounting. For this function to work, the
@@ -331,8 +363,7 @@ option to
Specify the local domain name. If this option is not given the domain name is
determined from the hostname by removing the first component of the
fully-qualified host name.
-.It Ic log_file Xo
-(string, default=/dev/stderr)
+.It Ic log_file Xo (string, default= Ns Pa /dev/stderr )
.Xc
Same as the
.Fl l
@@ -380,8 +411,8 @@ to negate their meaning. The
.Dq debug
logging option is only available if am-utils was configured with
.Fl -enable-debug .
-You can get the list of supported debugging options by running
-.Nm amd Fl v .
+You can get the list of supported debugging and logging options by running
+.Nm amd Fl H .
Possible values are:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width "warning" -compact
@@ -406,6 +437,16 @@ warnings
.It Ic warning
warnings
.El
+.It Ic nfs_proto Xo
+(string, default to trying version tcp then udp)
+.Xc
+By default, amd tries TCP and then UDP. This option forces the overall
+.Tn NFS
+protocol used to TCP or UDP. It overrides what is in the amd maps, and is
+useful when amd is compiled with NFSv3 support that may not be stable. With
+this option you can turn off the complete usage of NFSv3 dynamically
+(without having to recompile amd) until such time as NFSv3 support is
+desired again.
.It Ic nfs_retransmit_counter Xo
(numeric, default=110)
.Xc
@@ -420,95 +461,75 @@ Specifies the retransmit counter's value in tenths of seconds.
(numeric, default=8)
.Xc
Same as the
-.B \-x
-option to amd. Specify any logging options for amd. Options are comma
-delimited, and can be preceded by the string "no" to negate their meaning.
-The "debug" logging option is only available if am-utils was configured with
---enable-debug. You can get the list of supported debugging and logging
-options by running amd \-H. Possible values are:
-
-.nf
-\fBall\fR all messages
-\fBdebug\fR debug messages
-\fBerror\fR non-fatal system errors
-\fBfatal\fR fatal errors
-\fBinfo\fR information
-\fBmap\fR map errors
-\fBstats\fR additional statistical information
-\fBuser\fR non-fatal user errors
-\fBwarn\fR warnings
-\fBwarning\fR warnings
-.fi
-
-.TP
-.BR nfs_vers " (numeric, default to trying version 3 then 2)"
-By default, amd tries version 3 and then version 2. This option forces the
-overall NFS protocol used to version 3 or 2. It overrides what is in the
-amd maps, and is useful when amd is compiled with NFSv3 support that may not
-be stable. With this option you can turn off the complete usage of NFSv3
-dynamically (without having to recompile amd) until such time as NFSv3
-support is desired again.
-
-.TP
-.BR nfs_retransmit_counter " (numeric, default=11)"
-Same as the
-.I retransmit
-part of the
-.BI \-t " timeout.retransmit"
-option to amd.
-Specifies the number of NFS retransmissions that the kernel will use to
-communicate with amd.
-
-.TP
-.BR nfs_retry_interval " (numeric, default=8)"
-Same as the
-.I timeout
-part of the
-.BI \-t " timeout.retransmit"
-option to amd. Specifies the NFS timeout interval, in
-.I tenths
-of seconds, between NFS/RPC retries (for UDP only).
+.Ic interval
+part of the
+.Fl t Ar interval.counter
+option to
+.Nm amd .
+Specifies the
+.Tn NFS
+timeout interval, in tenths of seconds, between NFS/RPC retries (for UDP only).
This is the value that the kernel will use to
communicate with amd.
-
-Amd relies on the kernel RPC retransmit mechanism to trigger mount retries.
+.Pp
+.Nm Amd
+relies on the kernel RPC retransmit mechanism to trigger mount retries.
The values of the
-.B nfs_retransmit_counter
+.Ic nfs_retransmit_counter
and the
-.B nfs_retry_interval
+.Ic nfs_retry_interval
parameters change the overall retry interval. Too long an interval gives
poor interactive response; too short an interval causes excessive retries.
-
-.TP
-.BR nfs_proto " (string, default to trying version tcp then udp)"
-By default, amd tries TCP and then UDP. This option forces the overall NFS
-protocol used to TCP or UDP. It overrides what is in the amd maps, and is
-useful when amd is compiled with NFSv3 support that may not be stable. With
-this option you can turn off the complete usage of NFSv3 dynamically
-(without having to recompile amd) until such time as NFSv3 support is
-desired again.
-
-.TP
-.BR nis_domain " (string, default to local NIS domain name)"
+.It Ic nfs_vers Xo
+(numeric, default to trying version 3 then 2)
+.Xc
+By default, amd tries version 3 and then version 2. This option forces the
+overall
+.Tn NFS
+protocol used to version 3 or 2. It overrides what is in the
+amd maps, and is useful when amd is compiled with NFSv3 support that may not
+be stable. With this option you can turn off the complete usage of NFSv3
+dynamically (without having to recompile amd) until such time as NFSv3
+support is desired again.
+.It Ic nis_domain Xo
+(string, default to local
+.Tn NIS
+domain name)
+.Xc
Same as the
-.B \-y
-option to amd. Specify an alternative NIS domain from which to fetch the
-NIS maps. The default is the system domain name. This option is ignored if
-NIS support is not available.
-
-.TP
-.BR normalize_hostnames " (boolean, default=no)"
+.Fl y
+option to
+.Nm amd .
+Specify an alternative
+.Tn NIS
+domain from which to fetch the
+.Tn NIS
+maps. The default is the system domain name. This option is ignored if
+.Tn NIS
+support is not available.
+.It Ic normalize_hostnames Xo
+(boolean, default=no)
+.Xc
Same as the
-.B \-n
-option to amd. If "yes", then the name refereed to by ${rhost} is
-normalized relative to the host database before being used. The effect is
-to translate aliases into ``official'' names.
-
-.TP
-.BR os " (string, default to compiled in value)"
+.Fl n
+option to
+.Nm amd .
+If
+.Dq yes ,
+then the name refered to by
+.Va ${rhost}
+is normalized relative to the host database before being used. The effect is
+to translate aliases into
+.Qq official
+names.
+.It Ic os Xo
+(string, default to compiled in value)
+.Xc
Same as the
-.B \-O
-option to amd. Allows you to override the compiled-in name of the operating
+.Fl O
+option to
+.Nm amd .
+Allows you to override the compiled-in name of the operating
system. Useful when the built-in name is not desired for backward
compatibility reasons. For example, if the build in name is
.Dq sunos5 ,
@@ -529,8 +550,7 @@ compatibility reasons. For example, if the build in version is
you can override it to
.Dq 5.5.1 ,
and use older maps that were written with the latter in mind.
-.It Ic pid_file Xo
-(string, default=/dev/stdout)
+.It Ic pid_file Xo (string, default= Ns Pa /dev/stdout )
.Xc
Specify a file to store the process ID of the running daemon into. If not
specified,
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