.\" @(#)mountd.8c 1.3 85/04/05 SMI; .TH MOUNTD 8C "1 February 1985" .SH NAME mountd \- NFS mount request server .SH SYNOPSIS .B /usr/etc/rpc.mountd .SH DESCRIPTION .IX "mountd command" "" "\fLmountd\fP \(em NFS mount server" .IX "NFS mount server" "" "NFS mount server \(em \fLmountd\fP" .IX servers mountd "" "\fLmountd\fP \(em mount request server" .LP .I Mountd is an .IR rpc (4) server that answers file system mount requests. It reads the file .IR /etc/exports , described in .IR exports (5), to determine which file systems are available to which machines and users. It also provides information as to which clients have file systems mounted. This information can be printed using the .IR showmount (8) command. .LP The .I mountd daemon is normally invoked by .IR inetd (8C). .SH "SEE ALSO" exports(5), services(5), inetd(8), showmount(8)