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remote_mechanism Parameter--Configure Client in a Homogeneous Kerberos Environment
The Name Server can be configured to use Kerberos for authentication for all remote targets. If so configured, connection attempts on non-Kerberos targets will fail. Use the remote_mechanism parameter for this purpose.
In Configuration-By-Forms, the remote_mechanism parameter is located in the Name Server component. Add kerberos to the mechanism list (if not already added in the Security configuration), and specify kerberos as the value on the remote_mechanism parameter.
The setting should look similar to this:
Name
Value
Units
remote_mechanism
kerberos
none, default, mechansim name
In a homogeneous Kerberos environment, it is not necessary to add login/password information for the vnode definitions in netutil. They are ignored at connect time.
Last modified date: 12/06/2024