NAME

       rpc.svcgssd - server-side rpcsec_gss daemon

SYNOPSIS

       rpc.svcgssd [-n] [-v] [-r] [-i] [-f] [-p principal]

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 with the rpc server.  The linux kernel's implementation of
       rpcsec_gss depends on the userspace daemon rpc.svcgssd to handle context establishment on the rpc server.
       The daemon uses files in the proc filesystem to communicate with the kernel.

OPTIONS

       -f     Runs rpc.svcgssd in the foreground and sends output to stderr (as opposed to syslogd)

       -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).

       -i     If  the  nfsidmap library supports setting debug level, increases the verbosity of the output (can
              be specified multiple times).

       -p     Use principal instead of the default nfs/FQDN@REALM.

       -n     Use the system default credentials (host/FQDN@REALM) rather than the default nfs/FQDN@REALM.

CONFIGURATION FILE

       Some of the options that can be set on the command line can also be controlled through values set in  the
       [svcgssd] section of the /etc/nfs.conf configuration file.  Values recognized include:

       principal
              If  set  to  system  this is equivalent to the -n option.  If set to any other value, that is used
              like the -p option.

       verbosity
              Value which is equivalent to the number of -v.

       rpc-verbosity
              Value which is equivalent to the number of -r.

       idmap-verbosity
              Value which is equivalent to the number of -i.

SEE ALSO

       rpc.gssd(8),

AUTHORS

       Dug Song <dugsong@umich.edu>
       Andy Adamson <andros@umich.edu>
       Marius Aamodt Eriksen <marius@umich.edu>
       J. Bruce Fields <bfields@umich.edu>

                                                   12 Jan 2007                                    rpc.svcgssd(8)