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Ceph Metadata Server (CephFS)

From ceph-fips-19-mds 19.2.7-r4 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running ceph-mds --help (exit 0). permalink

usage: ceph-mds -i <ID> [flags]
  -m monitorip:port
        connect to monitor at given address
  --debug_mds n
        debug MDS level (e.g. 10)

  --conf/-c FILE    read configuration from the given configuration file
  --id/-i ID        set ID portion of my name
  --name/-n TYPE.ID set name
  --cluster NAME    set cluster name (default: ceph)
  --setuser USER    set uid to user or uid (and gid to user's gid)
  --setgroup GROUP  set gid to group or gid
  --version         show version and quit

  -d                run in foreground, log to stderr
  -f                run in foreground, log to usual location

  --debug_ms N      set message debug level (e.g. 1)
Options (10)
OptionDescriptionSource
-m monitorip:portconnect to monitor at given addresshelp
--debug_mds ndebug MDS level (e.g. 10)help
--cluster NAMEset cluster name (default: ceph)help
--setuser USERset uid to user or uid (and gid to user's gid)help + man
--setgroup GROUPset gid to group or gidhelp + man
--versionshow version and quithelp
-dDebug mode: like -f, but also send all log output to stderr.help + man
-f, --foregroundForeground: do not daemonize after startup (run in foreground).help + man
--debug_ms Nset message debug level (e.g. 1)help
-c, --conf ceph.confUse ceph.conf configuration file instead of the default /etc/ceph/ceph.conf to determine monitor addresses during startup. (in the manual page but not in --help)man

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