HP UX Kerberos Data Security Software manual Realm

Configuration

krb.conf

	The first line of the krb.conf file identifies the host systems default
	realm.
	The second line and its subsequent lines require fields that identify the
	Security Server hostnames. Each field in line must be separated by a
	space or a tab.
	The following format is generally used:
	• The first field in the krb.conf file denotes the realm name. By
	convention, realm names are in upper-case letters to visually
	distinguish them from domain names.
	Realm names are case sensitive; you must type the correct case for
NOTE
	the realm name if your site does not follow the upper-case
	convention.
	• The second field of the configuration file indicates the fully qualified
	domain name (FQDN) of the host security server for that realm.
	• The order of entries in the krb.conf file is important on the client
	system as it is used to identify the intended order of redundant
	Security Servers. Applications attempting to connect to the Security
	Server, use this file to read the entries in the listed order. Redundant
	security servers are used when higher priority security servers are
	unavailable or a network time-out has occurred. For example, during
	the authentication sequence when the network connection between
	the client and a security server is interrupted.
	To create comments, use the pound sign (#). Any characters after a
	# symbol are ignored. Blank lines and any leading or trailing white
	spaces in a line are also ignored.

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