Setting Server Principal Names

A server needs to be told the names of the principals it will represent when it starts up. (A server may act as more than one principal.) rpc_gss_set_svc_name() sets the name of the principal(s):

Example 4-31 rpc_gss_set_svc_name()

char *principal, *mechanism;
u_int req_time;

principal = "nfs@eng.acme.com";
mechanism = "kerberos_v5";
req_time = 10000;		/* time for which credential should be valid */

rpc_gss_set_svc_name(principal, mechanism, req_time, SERV_PROG, SERV_VERS);

(Kerberos ignores the req_time parameter. Other authentication systems may use it.)

For more information, see the rpc_gss_set_svc_name(3N) man page.