Administration
Manual Administration Using kadmin
Supported values for keytype are 0 for no secondary key, 1 for DES and 5 for 3DES.
[principal] Specifies an alternate principal to extract other than the default host/fqdn@REALM principal.
For example, ext finance@BAMBI.COM
After ext executes, it prompts you for the service key table file name. The default file name is /krb5/v5srvtab.
List the Attributes of a Principal
The inq command lists the various attributes of the specified principal, if it does exist. If the principal is not in the database, kadmin informs you.
The general syntax for listing the various attributes of the specified principal:
command: inq
For example, to list the attributes of the principal “admin”, you would do the following:
command: inq
Name of Principal: admin
Modifying a Principal
To modify attributes of a principal in the database, use the kadmin mod command. The parameter type needs to be also specified. Given below is a list of the parameters that can be modified.
Attributes (attr) Specify properties associated with the principal. To view a list of attributes from the command line, type the following and then press ENTER:
Command: attr
Attribute (or quit): ?
Chapter 6 | 175 |