security_default File

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Purpose

Contains the NFS security defaults.

Description

The /etc/nfs/security_default file contains the list of security flavors that may be used by the NFS client, in the order in which they should be used. The list of valid security flavors are: 
    sys          UNIX style (uids, gids)
    dh           DES style (encrypted timestamps)
    krb5         Kerberos 5, no integrity or privacy
    krb5i        Kerberos 5, with integrity
    krb5p        Kerberos 5, with privacy
This file may be modified using the chnfssec command.

The format of the /etc/nfs/security_default file is one security flavor (sys, krb5, etc.) per line.

Files

Item Description
/etc/nfs/security_default The security_default file.