rpc.svcgssd(8)						       rpc.svcgssd(8)



NAME
       rpc.svcgssd - server-side rpcsec_gss daemon

SYNOPSIS
       rpc.svcgssd [-v] [-f] [-p pipefsdir]

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  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 com-
       municate 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 multi-
	      ple times).


SEE ALSO
       rpc.gssd(8),

AUTHORS
       Dug Song 
       Andy Adamson 
       Marius Aamodt Eriksen 
       J. Bruce Fields 



				 17 Mar 2003		       rpc.svcgssd(8)

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