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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/contrib/amd/amd/amd.8 b/contrib/amd/amd/amd.8 index 9fd0b76ceb96..0e68d0f5335d 100644 --- a/contrib/amd/amd/amd.8 +++ b/contrib/amd/amd/amd.8 @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ .\" .\" %W% (Berkeley) %G% .\" -.\" $Id: amd.8,v 1.2 1999/01/10 21:53:40 ezk Exp $ +.\" $Id: amd.8,v 1.3 1999/09/30 21:01:29 ezk Exp $ .\" .TH AMD 8 "3 November 1989" .SH NAME @@ -206,15 +206,20 @@ been auto-mounted, it. .TP -.BI \-t " interval.interval" -Specify the +.BI \-t " timeout.retransmit" +Specify the NFS timeout .IR interval , -in tenths of a second, between NFS/RPC/UDP retries. -The default is 0.8 seconds. -The second values alters the restransmit counter. -Useful defaults are supplied if either or both +in tenths of a second, between NFS/RPC retries (for UDP only). The default +is 0.8 seconds. The second value alters the restransmit counter, which +defaults to 11 retransmissions. Both of these values are used by the kernel +to communicate with amd. Useful defaults are supplied if either or both values are missing. +Amd relies on the kernel RPC retransmit mechanism to trigger mount retries. +The values of these parameters change the overall retry interval. Too long +an interval gives poor interactive response; too short an interval causes +excessive retries. + .TP .B \-v Version. Displays version and configuration information on standard error. |