Kerberos in Linux Kernel

[Fredrik Tolf]

On Thu, 2004-08-19 at 15:01 +0200, Gruber Johannes wrote:
> I would like to compile the 2.6.8.1 Kernel with the "Secure RPC: Kerberos V
> mechanism" Module. But in the configuration program (make menuconfig) I
> cannot select it. There are 3 - ("---") instead of the brackets.
> What does these mean - is that already selected automatically or do I have
> to install something else before I compile the Kernel?

I don't know if this is a universal rule, but in this case, it means
that you have it "by default". NFSv4, which you have selected above,
requires RPCSEC AUTH_GSS as per the NFSv4 standard, so the kernel config
automatically selects it and doesn't allow you to deselect it.

Fredrik Tolf