rpc.gssd(8)

NAME
rpc.gssd - rpcsec_gss daemon

SYNOPSIS
rpc.gssd [-f] [-k keytab] [-p pipefsdir] [-v]

DESCRIPTION
The rpcsec_gss protocol gives a means of using the gss-api generic security api to provide security for protocols using rpc (in particular, 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".

-v  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>