rpc.gssd(8) rpc.gssd(8)
NAME
rpc.gssd - rpcsec_gss daemon
SYNOPSIS
rpc.gssd [-f] [-k keytab] [-p pipefsdir] [-v] [-r] [-d ccachedir]
DESCRIPTION
The rpcsec_gss protocol gives a means of using the gss-api generic
security api to provide security for protocols using rpc (in particu-
lar, nfs). Before exchanging any rpc requests using rpcsec_gss, the
rpc client must first establish a security context. The linux kernel’s
implementation of rpcsec_gss depends on the userspace daemon rpc.gssd
to establish security contexts. The rpc.gssd daemon uses files in the
rpc_pipefs filesystem to communicate with the kernel.
OPTIONS
-f Runs rpc.gssd in the foreground and sends output to stderr (as
opposed to syslogd)
-k keytab
Tells rpc.gssd to use the keys for principals nfs/hostname in
keytab to obtain machine credentials. The default value is
"/etc/krb5.keytab".
-p path
Tells rpc.gssd where to look for the rpc_pipefs filesystem. The
default value is "/var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs".
-d directory
Tells rpc.gssd where to look for kerberos credential files. The
default value is "/tmp".
-v Increases the verbosity of the output (can be specified multiple
times).
-r If the rpcsec_gss library supports setting debug level,
increases the verbosity of the output (can be specified multiple
times).
SEE ALSO
rpc.svcgssd(8)
AUTHORS
Dug Song <dugsong@umich.edu>
Andy Adamson <andros@umich.edu>
Marius Aamodt Eriksen <marius@umich.edu>
J. Bruce Fields <bfields@umich.edu>
17 Mar 2003 rpc.gssd(8)
