@@ -21,18 +21,33 @@ Parameters recognized in configuration files under /etc/cvmfs:
2121CVMFS_ALIEN_CACHE If set, use an alien cache at the given location
2222CVMFS_ALT_ROOT_PATH | If set to *yes*, use alternative root catalog path.
2323 | Only required for fixed catalogs (tag / hash) under the alternative path.
24+ CVMFS_ARCH | Automatically set by CVMFs to reflect the CPU architecture on which the client runs (using ``uname -m``).
25+ | Allows to utilize variant symlinks with cvmfs installations to auto-select the architecture.
2426CVMFS_AUTO_UPDATE If set to *no *, disables the automatic update of file catalogs.
2527CVMFS_AUTHZ_HELPER Full path to an authz helper, overwrites the helper hint in the catalog.
2628CVMFS_AUTHZ_SEARCH_PATH Full path to the directory that contains the authz helpers.
2729CVMFS_BACKOFF_INIT Seconds for the maximum initial backoff when retrying to download data.
2830CVMFS_BACKOFF_MAX Maximum backoff in seconds when retrying to download data.
31+ CVMFS_BLACKLIST | File name of the blacklist that denies mounting any revision < revision N.
32+ | Format: ``<REPO N`` where REPO is the repository name, N is the revision number,
33+ | and the two parts are separated by whitespace.
34+ | Note: no extra characters are allowed after N, not even whitespace.
2935CVMFS_CATALOG_WATERMARK | Try to release pinned catalogs when their number surpasses the given watermark.
3036 | Defaults to 1/4 CVMFS_NFILES; explicitly set by shrinkwrap.
37+ CVMFS_CACHE_ALIEN Deprecated, legacy parameter. Use ``CVMFS_ALIEN_CACHE `` instead.
3138CVMFS_CACHE_BASE Location (directory) of the CernVM-FS cache.
39+ CVMFS_CACHE_DIR | Similar to ``CVMFS_CACHE_BASE``, but automatically set by cvmfs.
40+ | Only might need manual overwriting when using ``libcvmfs``
41+ CVMFS_CACHE_PRIMARY Type of cache to use. By default it is ``posix ``. (see also :ref: `sct_cache_advanced `)
3242CVMFS_CACHE_REFCOUNT If set to *yes *, deduplicate open file descriptors by refcounting.
43+ CVNFS_CACHE_<name>_<param> | Parameters used by advanced cache configuration for cache of type ``name``.
44+ | See :ref:`sct_cache_advanced`. `<param>`` values can include e.g.
45+ | ``LOCATOR``, ``TYPE``, ``CMDLINE``, ``ALIEN``, ``WORKSPACE``.
3346CVMFS_CACHE_SYMLINKS If set to *yes *, enables symlink caching in the kernel.
3447CVMFS_CHECK_PERMISSIONS If set to *no *, disable checking of file ownership and permissions (open all files).
3548CVMFS_CLAIM_OWNERSHIP If set to *yes *, allows CernVM-FS to claim ownership of files and directories.
49+ CVMFS_CONFIG_REPOSITORY | CVMFS repository where a CVMFS client will get its config from.
50+ | The default configuration rpm ``cvmfs-config-default`` sets this parameter to ``cvmfs-config.cern.ch``
3651CVMFS_CPU_AFFINITY Comma-separated list to set CPU affinity for all ``cvmfs `` components.
3752CVMFS_DEBUGLOG If set, run CernVM-FS in debug mode and write a verbose log the the specified file.
3853CVMFS_DEFAULT_DOMAIN | The default domain will be automatically appended to repository names
@@ -42,6 +57,7 @@ CVMFS_DNS_MIN_TTL | Minimum effective TTL in seconds for DNS queri
4257CVMFS_DNS_MAX_TTL | Maximum effective TTL in seconds for DNS queries of proxy server names
4358 | (not Stratum 1s). Defaults to 1 day.
4459CVMFS_DNS_RETRIES Number of retries when resolving proxy names
60+ CVMFS_DNS_SERVER IP of the DNS server CVMFS should use.
4561CVMFS_DNS_TIMEOUT Timeout in seconds when resolving proxy names
4662CVMFS_DNS_ROAMING If true, watch /etc/resolv.conf for nameserver changes
4763CVMFS_ENFORCE_ACLS | Enforce POSIX ACLs stored in the repository. Requires libfuse 3.
@@ -56,6 +72,10 @@ CVMFS_EXTERNAL_TIMEOUT_DIRECT Timeout in seconds for HTTP requests to an exter
5672CVMFS_EXTERNAL_URL Semicolon-separated chain of webservers serving external data chunks.
5773CVMFS_FALLBACK_PROXY | List of HTTP proxies similar to ``CVMFS_HTTP_PROXY``. The fallback proxies are
5874 | added to the end of the normal proxies, and disable DIRECT connections.
75+ CVMFS_FUSE_NOTIFY_INVALIDATION | Disable fuse notify invalidation. By default disabled on macOS to fix stability issues.
76+ | On Linux systems, it is NOT recommended to turn it off.
77+ CVMFS_FUSE3_MAX_THREADS Set max number of fuse threads (requires: libfuse3 > 3.12)
78+ CVMFS_FUSE3_IDLE_THREADS Set max number of idle fuse threads (requires: libfuse3 > 3.12)
5979CVMFS_FOLLOW_REDIRECTS When set to *yes *, follow up to 4 HTTP redirects in requests.
6080CVMFS_HIDE_MAGIC_XATTRS If set to *yes * the client will not expose CernVM-FS specific extended attributes
6181CVMFS_HOST_RESET_AFTER See ``CVMFS_PROXY_RESET_AFTER ``, for server URLs.
@@ -74,18 +94,25 @@ CVMFS_INFLUX_HOST Host name or IP address of the receiver of the I
7494CVMFS_INFLUX_METRIC_NAME Name of the measurement of the InfluxDB Telemetry Aggregator
7595CVMFS_INFLUX_PORT Port of the host (receiver) of the InfluxDB Telemetry Aggregator
7696CVMFS_IPFAMILY_PREFER Which IP protocol to prefer when connecting to proxies. Can be either 4 or 6.
97+ CVMFS_IPV4_ONLY If set to a non-empty value, CVMFS does not try to resolve IPv6 records.
7798CVMFS_KCACHE_TIMEOUT Timeout in seconds for path names and file attributes in the kernel file system buffers.
7899CVMFS_KEYS_DIR | Directory containing \*.pub files used as repository signing keys.
79100 | If set, this parameter has precedence over ``CVMFS_PUBLIC_KEY``.
101+ CVMFS_LIBRARY_PATH | For standalone deployment. Allows ``cvmfs2`` to discover libraries
102+ | ``libcvmfs_<...>.so`` that are not installed in one of standard search paths.
80103CVMFS_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT Minimum transfer rate in bytes/second a server or proxy must provide.
104+ CVMFS_MAGIC_XATTRS_VISIBILITY | Allows to hide extended attributes to be listed. Options: ``always``, ``never``, ``rootonly``.
105+ | ``rootonly`` means that the listing can only be requested for ``/cvmfs/<repo>``. For any other file,
106+ | only a direct request to a specific extended attribute will work.
81107CVMFS_MAX_EXTERNAL_SERVERS | Limit the number of (geo sorted) stratum 1 servers for external data
82108 | that are effectively used.
83109CVMFS_MAX_IPADDR_PER_PROXY | Limit the number of IP addresses a proxy names resolves into.
84110 | From all registered addresses, up to the limit are randomly selected.
85111CVMFS_MAX_RETRIES Maximum number of retries for a given proxy/host combination.
86112CVMFS_MAX_SERVERS Limit the number of (geo sorted) stratum 1 servers that are effectively used.
87113CVMFS_MAX_TTL Maximum file catalog TTL in minutes. Can overwrite the TTL stored in the catalog.
88- CVMFS_MEMCACHE_SIZE Size of the CernVM-FS metadata memory cache in Megabyte.
114+ CVMFS_MEMCACHE_SIZE Size of the CernVM-FS metadata memory cache in Megabytes.
115+ CVMFS_MOUNT_DIR Directory where CernVM-FS is mounted to. Default is ``/cvmfs `` and cannot be overwritten.
89116CVMFS_METALINK_URL Semi-colon-separated chain of RFC6249-compliant servers to locate Stratum-1 servers.
90117CVMFS_METALINK_RESET_AFTER See ``CVMFS_PROXY_RESET_AFTER ``, for metalink servers.
91118CVMFS_MOUNT_RW | Mount CernVM-FS as a read/write file system. Write operations will fail
@@ -127,12 +154,17 @@ CVMFS_SYSLOG_FACILITY | If set to a number between 0 and 7, uses the c
127154 | LOCAL$n$ facility for syslog messages.
128155CVMFS_SYSLOG_LEVEL | If set to 1 or 2, sets the syslog level for CernVM-FS messages to
129156 | LOG_DEBUG or LOG_INFO respectively.
157+ CVMFS_SYSLOG_PREFIX Prefix for each CVMFS message in the syslog. By default it is the repo name.
130158CVMFS_SYSTEMD_NOKILL | If set to *yes*, modify the command line to ``@vmfs2 ...`` in order to
131159 | act as a systemd lowlevel storage manager.
160+ CVMFS_TALK_SOCKET Internal usage. Used for ``cvmfs_talk ``. Default socket is ``/var/spool/cvmfs/<repo>/cvmfs_io ``.
161+ CVMFS_TALK_OWNER Internal usage. Used for ``cvmfs_talk ``. By default it is the repo owner.
132162CVMFS_TELEMETRY_RATE Rate in seconds for Telemetry Aggregator to send the telemetry. Minimum send rate >= 5 sec.
133163CVMFS_TELEMETRY_SEND ``ON `` to activate Telemetry Aggregator.
134164CVMFS_TIMEOUT Timeout in seconds for HTTP requests with a proxy server.
135165CVMFS_TIMEOUT_DIRECT Timeout in seconds for HTTP requests without a proxy server.
166+ CVMFS_TRACEBUFFER Internal usage. Max number of entries of the tracebuffer.
167+ CVMFS_TRACEBUFFER_THRESHOLD Internal usage. Flush treshold after how many entries the tracebuffer is flushed to file.
136168CVMFS_TRACEFILE If set, enables the tracer and trace file system calls to the given file.
137169CVMFS_USE_GEOAPI Request order of Stratum 1 servers and fallback proxies via Geo-API.
138170CVMFS_USE_SSL_SYSTEM_CA | When connecting to an HTTPS endpoints,
@@ -183,6 +215,7 @@ CVMFS_CREATOR_VERSION | The CernVM-FS version that was used to cre
183215 | (do not change manually).
184216CVMFS_DONT_CHECK_OVERLAYFS_VERSION | Disable checking of OverlayFS version before usage.
185217 | (see :ref:`sct_reporequirements`)
218+ CVMFS_ENABLE_MTIME_NS Use nanosecond-granularity for modification time of files (instead of milliseconds)
186219CVMFS_ENFORCE_LIMITS | Set to *true* to cause exceeding \*LIMIT variables to be fatal to a publish
187220 | instead of a warning
188221CVMFS_EXTENDED_GC_STATS | Set to *true* to keep track of the volume of garbage collected files (increases GC running time)
@@ -220,7 +253,7 @@ CVMFS_REPOSITORY_TYPE Defines if the repository is a master copy (
220253CVMFS_REPOSITORY_TTL | The frequency in seconds of client lookups for changes in the repository.
221254 | Defaults to 4 minutes.
222255CVMFS_ROOT_KCATALOG_LIMIT | Maximum thousands of files allowed in root catalogs, default 200
223- | (see also *CVMFS_NESTED_KCATALOG_LIMIT* and *CVMFS_ENFORCE_LIMITS*
256+ | (see also *CVMFS_NESTED_KCATALOG_LIMIT* and *CVMFS_ENFORCE_LIMITS*)
224257CVMFS_SNAPSHOT_GROUP | Group name for subset of repositories used with ``cvmfs_server snapshot -a -g``.
225258 | Added with ``cvmfs_server add-replica -g``.
226259CVMFS_SPOOL_DIR | Location of the upstream spooler scratch directories;
@@ -231,6 +264,7 @@ CVMFS_STRATUM0 URL of the master copy (*stratum0*) of this
231264CVMFS_STRATUM1 URL of the Stratum1 HTTP server for this specific repository.
232265CVMFS_SYNCFS_LEVEL | Controls how often ``sync`` will by called by ``cvmfs_server`` operations.
233266 | Possible levels are 'none', 'default', 'cautious'.
267+ CVMFS_S3_<param> S3-related parameters. See :ref: `S3 Parameter table <tab_s3confparameters >`
234268CVMFS_UID_MAP Path of a file for the mapping of file owner user ids.
235269CVMFS_UNION_DIR | Mount point of the union file system for copy-on-write semantics of CernVM-FS.
236270 | Here, changes to the repository are performed
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