NAME
fam.conf - The File Alteration Monitor (FAM) configuration file
SYNOPSIS
In addition to its command line options, famd’s behavior can also be
controlled through its configuration file. By default, this is
/etc/fam.conf. The -c command line option can be used to specify an
alternate file.
FILE FORMAT
Configuration lines are in the format option=value. Lines beginning
with # or ! are ignored. famd recognizes the following options:
insecure_compatibility If set to true, this disables authentication
and reduces access security as described
under SECURITY below. This is false by
default. Setting this option to true is the
same as using the -C command line option.
untrusted_user This is the user name or UID of the user
account which famd will use for
unauthenticated clients. If a file can’t be
stated by this user, famd will not tell
unauthenticated clients about the file’s
existence. If an untrusted user is not given
in the configuration file, famd will write an
error message to the system log and
terminate.
local_only If set to true, famd will ignore requests
from remote famds. This is false by default.
Setting this option to true is the same as
using the -L command line option. This
option is ignored if famd is started by
inetd.
idle_timeout This is the time in seconds that famd will
wait before exiting after its last client
disconnects. The default is 5 seconds. This
option is overridden by the -T command line
option.
nfs_polling_interval This is the interval in seconds between
polling files over an NFS filesystem. The
default is 6 seconds. This option is
overridden by the -t command line option.
xtab_verification If set to true, famd will check the list of
exported filesystems when remote requests are
received to verify that the requests fall on
filesystems which are exported to the
requesting hosts. This is true by default.
If this option is set to false, famd will
service remote requests without attempting to
perform the verification. If the local_only
configuration option or -L command line
option is used, xtab_verification has no
effect.
detect_readonly_filesystems
If set to true, famd will try to detect read-
only filesystems. Such filesystems are
assumed to never change. This is false by
default. Setting this option to true is the
same as using the -r command line option.
SEE ALSO