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  • Upgrade to nfs-utils-1.2.3-7.el6_1.1 causes NFSv4 doesn't work with Kerberos

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    Hello,

     

    I have NFSv4 working with an kerberos authentication on my Red Hat 6.1 NFS server. Everything was working properly with the nfs-utils-1.2.3-7.el6.x86_64. When I upgraded it to the nfs-utils-1.2.3-7.el6_1.1.x86_64 rpc.svcgssd stopped work correctly. I didn't change anything on workstations (Fedora 15 and Red Hat 6.1). Just this one package.

     

    After a more detailed investigation I found that rpc.svcgssd caused the problem. When I replace this file - /usr/sbin/rpc.svcgssd with that one from the nfs-utils-1.2.3-7.el6.x86_64 everything is working fine again.

     

    Now I can give you some details about this problem. When I starting my NFSv4 server evetything seems working correctly. But when a client try to mount an NFS volume with the kerberos authentication there apperas an error (without kerberos security everything works fine):

     

    [root@client ~]# mount -t nfs4 -o sec=krb5 nfs.wszib.edu.pl:/ /nfs
     

    mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting nfs.wszib.edu.pl:/
     

    On the server I have in /var/log/messages:

    Nov 10 20:57:41 nfs rpc.svcgssd[1786]: ERROR: GSS-API: error in gss_export_lucid_sec_context(): GSS_S_NO_CONTEXT (No context has been established) - (0x00007f26)
    Nov 10 20:57:41 nfs rpc.svcgssd[1786]: ERROR: failed serializing krb5 context for kernel
    Nov 10 20:57:41 nfs rpc.svcgssd[1786]: WARNING: handle_nullreq: serialize_context_for_kernel failed

     

    When I running /usr/sbin/rpc.svcgssd in verbose mode I have:

    [root@nfs sbin]# /usr/sbin/rpc.svcgssd -f -vvvv
    entering poll
    leaving poll
    handling null request
    sname = nfs/client.wszib.edu.pl@WSZIB.EDU.PL
    DEBUG: serialize_krb5_ctx: lucid version!
    ERROR: GSS-API: error in gss_export_lucid_sec_context(): GSS_S_NO_CONTEXT (No context has been established) - (0x00007f80)
    ERROR: failed serializing krb5 context for kernel
    WARNING: handle_nullreq: serialize_context_for_kernel failed

    sending null reply
    ...

     

     

    [root@client ~]# /usr/sbin/rpc.gssd -f -vvvv
    beginning poll
    dir_notify_handler: sig 37 si 0x7fff49700870 data 0x7fff49700740
    dir_notify_handler: sig 37 si 0x7fff49700870 data 0x7fff49700740
    dir_notify_handler: sig 37 si 0x7fff496fad30 data 0x7fff496fac00
    dir_notify_handler: sig 37 si 0x7fff49700870 data 0x7fff49700740
    dir_notify_handler: sig 37 si 0x7fff49700870 data 0x7fff49700740
    handling gssd upcall (/var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs/nfs/clnt50)
    handle_gssd_upcall: 'mech=krb5 uid=0 enctypes=18,17,16,23,3,1,2 '
    handling krb5 upcall (/var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs/nfs/clnt50)
    process_krb5_upcall: service is ''
    Full hostname for 'nfs.wszib.edu.pl' is 'nfs.wszib.edu.pl'
    Full hostname for 'client.wszib.edu.pl' is 'client.wszib.edu.pl'
    No key table entry found for CLIENT.WSZIB.EDU.PL$@WSZIB.EDU.PL while getting keytab entry for 'CLIENT.WSZIB.EDU.PL$@WSZIB.EDU.PL'
    No key table entry found for root/client.wszib.edu.pl@WSZIB.EDU.PL while getting keytab entry for 'root/client.wszib.edu.pl@WSZIB.EDU.PL'
    Success getting keytab entry for 'nfs/client.wszib.edu.pl@WSZIB.EDU.PL'
    Successfully obtained machine credentials for principal 'nfs/clientwszib.edu.pl@WSZIB.EDU.PL' stored in ccache 'FILE:/tmp/krb5cc_machine_WSZIB.EDU.PL'
    INFO: Credentials in CC 'FILE:/tmp/krb5cc_machine_WSZIB.EDU.PL' are good until 1320994315

    using FILE:/tmp/krb5cc_machine_WSZIB.EDU.PL as credentials cache for machine creds
    using environment variable to select krb5 ccache FILE:/tmp/krb5cc_machine_WSZIB.EDU.PL
    creating context using fsuid 0 (save_uid 0)
    creating tcp client for server nfs.wszib.edu.pl
    DEBUG: port already set to 2049
    creating context with server nfs@nfs.wszib.edu.pl
    WARNING: Failed to create krb5 context for user with uid 0 for server nfs3.dydaktyka.wszib.edu.pl
    WARNING: Failed to create machine krb5 context with credentials cache FILE:/tmp/krb5cc_machine_WSZIB.EDU.PL for server nfs.wszib.edu.pl
    WARNING: Machine cache is prematurely expired or corrupted trying to recreate cache for server nfs.wszib.edu.pl

     


    I don't have any idea what is wrong with the /usr/sbin/rpc.svcgssd and how resolve this problem. The only solution for me is to come back to the previous version of nfs-utils.

     

     

    Thanks in advance for any experiences related,

    Remigiusz

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