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5.8.6 Slim client installation steps
As described in “NFS V4 slim client versus full client” on page 108, a slim client
does not have a service principal registered within the KDC server. In addition,
you cannot create a keytab file, so no Kerberos ticket can be issued automatically
on reboot.
The following are reasons why you would want to deploy slim clients in your
infrastructure:
Pre-installed new systems
Mass rollout of new systems
Unprompted upgrade of clients
In addition, there are several choices for how to install the slim clients, based on
the way your systems are installed:
Complete new installation (scrat ...