Administering the Kerberos Server

Searching for a PrincipalSearching for a Principal

Following are the methods to search for a principal:

•Click List All in the Principals tab to display a list of principals in the current realm in the List of Principals list box, which displays up to 1,000 principals.

•Click Search to display a list of principals in the current realm that match the search criteria in the Search String text box. The List of Principals dialog box displays up to 1,000 principals.

 

 

 

To search for a principal, complete the following steps:

 

Step

1. In the Principals tab, select the Realm in which you want to search a

 

 

 

principal.

 

Step

2.

Enter the search criteria for the principal in the Search String text box.

 

 

 

The search string can contain wildcards.

 

Step

3. Click Search to display the principal names that match your search

 

 

 

criteria in the current realm.

 

 

 

The List of Principals list box displays a list of 1,000 principal names in

 

 

 

the current realm that match your search criteria.

 

Step

4. If you cannot find the principal name, refine your search using the search

 

 

 

criteria described in Table 8-9.

Table 8-9

 

Search Criteria

 

 

 

 

Character

Description

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

Represents any string of characters including / (slash). For example:

 

 

 

• */admin searches for all principal names with an admin instance.

 

 

 

• *test* searches for all principals containing the characters test.

 

 

 

 

 

?

 

Each ? represents a single character except / (slash). For example:

 

 

 

• test? searches for all principal names containing the characters

 

 

 

test followed by a single character.

 

 

 

• test?? searches for all principal names containing the characters

 

 

 

test followed by any two characters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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