Return-Path: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from fieldses.org ([174.143.236.118]:33929 "EHLO fieldses.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757714Ab3KHQWG (ORCPT ); Fri, 8 Nov 2013 11:22:06 -0500 Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2013 11:22:03 -0500 From: "J. Bruce Fields" To: Steve Dickson Cc: Jeff Layton , Chuck Lever , Trond Myklebust , Linux NFS Mailing list Subject: Re: [PATCH] Adding the nfs4_use_min_auth module parameter Message-ID: <20131108162203.GE3533@fieldses.org> References: <527C07B4.800@RedHat.com> <44CA89EA-8B5E-4B83-A622-78A78F760FF1@oracle.com> <527CDBFC.3070903@RedHat.com> <20131108082202.4032f1a2@tlielax.poochiereds.net> <527CFC72.2030907@RedHat.com> <20131108101232.10d49851@tlielax.poochiereds.net> <527D0CE6.2020401@RedHat.com> <20131108161707.GD3533@fieldses.org> <527D0F21.3050200@RedHat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <527D0F21.3050200@RedHat.com> Sender: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Fri, Nov 08, 2013 at 11:19:45AM -0500, Steve Dickson wrote: > > > On 08/11/13 11:17, J. Bruce Fields wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 08, 2013 at 11:10:14AM -0500, Steve Dickson wrote: > >> > >> > >> On 08/11/13 10:12, Jeff Layton wrote: > >>> On Fri, 08 Nov 2013 10:00:02 -0500 > >>> Steve Dickson wrote: > >>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On 08/11/13 08:22, Jeff Layton wrote: > >>>>> On Fri, 08 Nov 2013 07:41:32 -0500 > >>>>> Steve Dickson wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On 07/11/13 18:05, Chuck Lever wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Nov 7, 2013, at 1:35 PM, Steve Dickson wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Hey mrchuck... > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On 07/11/13 14:25, Chuck Lever wrote: > >>>>>>>>> Hi Steve- > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> On Nov 7, 2013, at 11:09 AM, Steve Dickson wrote: > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> This new module parameter makes the v4 client > >>>>>>>>>> use the minimal authentication flavor (AUTH_UNIX) > >>>>>>>>>> when establishing NFSV4 state and doing the > >>>>>>>>>> pseudoroot lookup > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> The patch description doesn't say, but is this change to work > >>>>>>>>> around the 15 second GSSD upcall timeout? > >>>>>>>> Yes. A 15 second delay on every mount due to security that > >>>>>>>> nobody is requesting is just not good.. IMHO.. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> One thing we haven't discussed is reducing the upcall timeout to 5 seconds or less, > >>>>>>> as a form of immediate relief. 15 seconds is arbitrary, and is onerous even when > >>>>>>> you expect the mount to work (ie why would it be good for any properly configured > >>>>>>> environment to take 15 seconds to establish a GSS context?). > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> In other words, there are still cases where users wait 15 seconds unnecessarily, > >>>>>>> and not because of the use of krb5i for lease management. Aren't those of concern? > >>>>>> No. I think the concern here, at least my concern, is the lack of management. > >>>>>> We are forcing admins to use krb5i in lease management when its not necessary > >>>>>> and there is no way to turn it off. > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> I don't think that's really the case. The idea was to have the client > >>>>> attempt to use krb5i if it's available, and then to fall back to > >>>>> AUTH_SYS if it isn't. This would be *absolutely* no big deal if the > >>>>> GSSAPI upcall succeeded or failed immediately instead of requiring this > >>>>> timeout when the daemon isn't running. > >>>> What server makes krb5i available today in state setup and pseudoroot lookups? > >>>> > >>> > >>> That I don't know...sorry... > >> Then what is the justification to take all these extra steps > >> there they going to fail %100 of the time?? > > > > Any server can support krb5 for state setup and pseudoroot operations if > > it's configured. This isn't a problem. > Would is this done on a Linux server? Is there a wiki? It's allowed by default, there should be nothing to configure beyond the usual krb5 setup. --b.