Paul Williams3

Q: What is "automountd" and why does it try to connect to "fakehome.dat"?

Hi everybody,

 

Ever since i upgraded from 10.7.x to Lion (10.8.2), every time i start my laptop Little Snitch reports "automountd wants to connect to fakehome.dat on UDP port 111 (sunrpc)."

 

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The IP address points to "Highwinds Network Group, Inc." (http://whois.domaintools.com/69.16.143.107)

 

I've seen some people blame this on SuperDuper, but i don't have SuperSuper installed.

 

Does anybody know what this is? I've been denying the connection on a day-to-day basis. Should i be allowing the connection?

 

Thanks,

 

Paul

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2), 2.2 Ghz Intel Core i7

Posted on Jan 5, 2013 7:01 PM

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Q: What is "automountd" and why does it try to connect to "fakehome.dat"?

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  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Apr 21, 2014 11:57 PM in response to jonathan.pierce
    Level 9 (50,228 points)
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    Apr 21, 2014 11:57 PM in response to jonathan.pierce

    jonathan.pierce wrote:

     

    Csound1 wrote:

     

    And neither does having 20 points, so how to choose between 'your' opinion and his?

     

    Little Snitch is a waste of time

     

    Now there are 3 opinions.

    1) I'm guessing neither you (nor Linc) work in (or even care about) proper netsec. I can go into a full explanation if you wish, but please understand that you're playing a statistics game when it comes to leaking information and/or identity theft, particularly if you still have Apple's Java installed underneath Oracle's.

    2) An opinion is only worthwhile if you back it up with fact, which you've completely failed to do with regard to anything you've stated in this thread. You've also failed to dispute anything that dgerton actually said, whether that's because of a smug sense of superiority or because the explanation is too technical for you. I won't assume either there; I'll just ask you to understand that there are people who are capable of more than basic helpdesk troubleshooting (which ASC's vote system rewards), and that people with advanced degrees in Computer Science are, sadly, often too busy to help others out on that level.

    Still 3 opinions, and you have failed to support your opinion with any facts

     

    Good luck with your problem

  • by Singleton Makin,

    Singleton Makin Singleton Makin Oct 18, 2015 3:10 AM in response to Paul Williams3
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    Oct 18, 2015 3:10 AM in response to Paul Williams3

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    I want to know more about the LOUNGE ACCESS, MVP MEETUPS……but wait….there are no more benefits after Level 6……does that mean you don't get to wear a turtle neck sweater and John Lennon glasses?

     

     

    GOOD GOD!!!! MAN SAKES ALIVE! CAN I get an AMEN BROTHER for SIR DAVIS? the Dane…………You know Danes can be quite bitter at times….I like to call them grouchy….like Oscar the Grouch…..on Sesame Street! I enjoy his Flare! because really we all are a bunch of idiots! Trying to get awarded on a point system for helping other people is great because it allows the newbie like me to TRUST and have FAITH in the PRIEST that PREACH sermons ……these are sermons…..many of them holy……and well we bit the Apple…so we are all SINNERS!!!!!! But , Let us NOT STEAL SOFTWARE!!!!! NAY NAY NAY!!!! IT's not NICE to PLAY WITH THINGS THAT ARE NOT YOURS!!!!!! Little Snitch has helped me to get into debt really! collecting all the software…..hoarding it …….like an OGRE………or a TROLL……I have ALL the RELEASES of OS9 and you can't take them from me!!!! AHA HA HA HA HA

     

    That said…….Privilege is a great inspiration…….and without it many of these GENIUSES wouldn't WASTE THEIR TIME on these FORUMS…….LOOKING FOR DISCIPLES……it is better than FACEBOOK. I enjoy APPLE COMMUNITIES more and more each day!

     

    GOOD LUCK WITH THE PROBLEM…..I DO NOT HAVE THE ANSWER…….BUT I think it has something to do with 'CONTROL'

     

    POWER to the PEOPLE! ZEIG HEIL APPLE!!!

  • by contrawise,

    contrawise contrawise Jan 25, 2016 8:02 AM in response to dgerton
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    Jan 25, 2016 8:02 AM in response to dgerton

    I'm with dgerton, mostly.  I got to this thread via a google search, trying to find out what automountd is/does.  LilSnitch brought it to my attention - perhaps uselessly, perhaps not.  Nice to get a couple of decent explanations of what's going on, and some of the surrounding machinery handling the exchanges.  I learned something new, along the way, about the way DNS Servers should work vs do[n't] work.  My thanks to those who took the trouble. 

     

    I'll give a yes vote to LilSnitch.  It has wasted some of my time - but has also given me a more thorough picture of what's going on under the hood.  And has provided some badly needed information a couple of times.  I'll ditto the runaway Drop Box process.  I'm not looking at Drop Box any more - kissed them goodbye. 

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