GssForwardServiceName

Sets the Kerberos service principal base name used when omgssapi establishes a GSSAPI-secured forwarding session.

This parameter applies to GSSAPI module support in rsyslog v3.

Name:

GssForwardServiceName

Scope:

module

Type:

string

Default:

host

Required?:

no

Introduced:

1.21.2

Description

Specifies the service name used by the client when forwarding GSS-API wrapped messages. If unset, the module uses host as the base name. The actual service principal is constructed by appending @ and the hostname that follows the :omgssapi: selector in legacy configurations. In legacy syntax this is configured with $GssForwardServiceName rsyslog.

Module usage

module(load="omgssapi" gssForwardServiceName="rsyslog")
action(type="omgssapi" target="receiver.mydomain.com")

Legacy names (for reference)

Historic names/directives for compatibility. Do not use in new configs.

• $GssForwardServiceName — maps to GssForwardServiceName (status: legacy)

See also

See also GSSAPI module support in rsyslog v3.

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