"Simple" GSSD Distribution
This work was done as part of the NFS
Version 4 Open Source Reference Implementation project.
GSSD is a userspace daemon whose purpose in life is to perform
tasks on behalf of the kernel, such as Kerberos authentication.
This "simple" GSSD distribution is a stripped-down version which
does one thing: translation between NFSv4 named principals and
numerical uid/gid's. For now, we implement a trivial translation
scheme which just uses getpwnam() and friends.
Subsequent distributions may do something more elaborate such as
querying a host-specific mapping file, or contacting an LDAP server.
The "simple" GSSD distribution will be adequate for:
It will
not be adequate for:
For that, you'll need the
full-blown GSSD distribution, which requires installing
a patched version of Kerberos 5.
Download and Install
- Download simple-gssd-02-08-13.tar.gz.
- Unpack and build:
# tar zxvf simple-gssd-02-08-13.tar.gz
# cd simple-gssd
# ./configure
# make
- Start the daemon, and check that it is running:
# ./gssd
# ps aux | grep gssd
If everything is working, GSSD will detach and run in the background.
It must be run as root.
