diff --git a/fs/ceph/auth.c b/fs/ceph/auth.c
index 818afe7..9f46de2 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/auth.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/auth.c
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@
 
 	ret = ac->ops->build_request(ac, p + sizeof(u32), end);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		pr_err("error %d building request\n", ret);
+		pr_err("error %d building auth method %s request\n", ret,
+		       ac->ops->name);
 		return ret;
 	}
 	dout(" built request %d bytes\n", ret);
@@ -216,8 +217,8 @@
 		if (ac->protocol != protocol) {
 			ret = ceph_auth_init_protocol(ac, protocol);
 			if (ret) {
-				pr_err("error %d on auth protocol %d init\n",
-				       ret, protocol);
+				pr_err("error %d on auth method %s init\n",
+				       ret, ac->ops->name);
 				goto out;
 			}
 		}
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@
 	if (ret == -EAGAIN) {
 		return ceph_build_auth_request(ac, reply_buf, reply_len);
 	} else if (ret) {
-		pr_err("authentication error %d\n", ret);
+		pr_err("auth method '%s' error %d\n", ac->ops->name, ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/fs/ceph/auth.h b/fs/ceph/auth.h
index ca4f57c..4429a70 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/auth.h
+++ b/fs/ceph/auth.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 struct ceph_authorizer;
 
 struct ceph_auth_client_ops {
+	const char *name;
+
 	/*
 	 * true if we are authenticated and can connect to
 	 * services.
diff --git a/fs/ceph/auth_none.c b/fs/ceph/auth_none.c
index 8cd9e3a..24407c1 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/auth_none.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/auth_none.c
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
 }
 
 static const struct ceph_auth_client_ops ceph_auth_none_ops = {
+	.name = "none",
 	.reset = reset,
 	.destroy = destroy,
 	.is_authenticated = is_authenticated,
diff --git a/fs/ceph/auth_x.c b/fs/ceph/auth_x.c
index fee5a08d..18c1a1d 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/auth_x.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/auth_x.c
@@ -618,6 +618,7 @@
 
 
 static const struct ceph_auth_client_ops ceph_x_ops = {
+	.name = "x",
 	.is_authenticated = ceph_x_is_authenticated,
 	.build_request = ceph_x_build_request,
 	.handle_reply = ceph_x_handle_reply,