Why rpc.gssd is crashing shorty after startup ?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • When handling NFSv4 & Krb5 mounts, rpc.gssd daemon crashes shortly after startup.
  • Running manually rpc.gssd in foreground is giving the below error.
# /usr/sbin/rpc.gssd -vvvf
....
creating tcp client for server test1.test2.test3.com
DEBUG: port already set to 2049
creating context with server nfs@test1.test2.test3.com
DEBUG: serialize_krb5_ctx: lucid version!
prepare_krb5_rfc4121_buffer: protocol 0
prepare_krb5_rfc4121_buffer: serializing key with enctype 23 and size 16
doing downcall lifetime_rec 35999
/usr/sbin/rpc.gssd: symbol lookup error: /usr/sbin/rpc.gssd: undefined symbol: authgss_free_private_data
<crash here>

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux(RHEL) 6.7
  • AD (Kerberos)
  • Netapp (NFS server)

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