How to Create a Credential Table

The gsscred credential table is used by an NFS server to map SEAM principals to a UID. In order for NFS clients to mount file systems from an NFS server with Kerberos authentication, this table must be created or made available.

1. Edit /etc/gss/gsscred.conf and change the mechanism.

   Change the mechanism to files.

2. Create the credential table by using gsscred.

   # gsscred -m kerberos_v5 -a

   The gsscred command gathers information from all sources that are listed with the passwd entry in the /etc/nsswitch.conf file. You might need to temporarily remove the files entry, if you do not want the local password entries included in the credential table. See the gsscred(1M) man page for more information.