The default expiration of kernel gss contexts is the expiration

[nfs-utils.git] / utils / gssd / gssd.man

diff --git a/utils/gssd/gssd.man b/utils/gssd/gssd.man
index 2fa749e15343acd9cb53c72cabe6a83bf7b77d30..e4f68f9d29c2404a1ac9711a3119fb11f804f6d0 100644 (file)
--- a/utils/gssd/gssd.man
+++ b/utils/gssd/gssd.man
@@ -74,7 +74,11 @@ where to look for the rpc_pipefs filesystem.  The default value is
 .B -d directory
 Tells
 .B rpc.gssd
-where to look for kerberos credential files.  The default value is "/tmp".
+where to look for Kerberos credential files.  The default value is "/tmp".
+This can also be a colon separated list of directories to be searched
+for Kerberos credential files.  Note that if machine credentials are being
+stored in files, then the first directory on this list is where the
+machine credentials are stored.
 .TP
 .B -v
 Increases the verbosity of the output (can be specified multiple times).
@@ -82,6 +86,14 @@ Increases the verbosity of the output (can be specified multiple times).
 .B -r
 If the rpcsec_gss library supports setting debug level,
 increases the verbosity of the output (can be specified multiple times).
+.TP
+.B -t timeout
+Timeout, in seconds, for kernel gss contexts. This option allows you to force 
+new kernel contexts to be negotiated after
+.I timeout
+seconds, which allows changing Kerberos tickets and identities frequently.
+The default is no explicit timeout, which means the kernel context will live
+the lifetime of the Kerberos service ticket used in its creation.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .BR rpc.svcgssd(8)
 .SH AUTHORS