Administering the Kerberos Server

Manual Administration Using kadmin

For example, to add a new principal admin, type kadmin at the HP-UX prompt, and specify the add command, the principal name, and the policy name. Following is a sample output of the add command:

command: add

Name of Principal to add: admin

Enter password: <password>

Re-enter password for verification: <password>

Enter policy name (Press enter key to apply default policy): Enter LDAP DN name (Press enter key to apply default policy):

Principal added

Adding a Random Key

Service principals use the addrnd command to add the specified principal with a randomly generated password.

The general syntax for adding a principal with a randomly generated password is as follows:

command: addrnd

For example, to add a principal admin with a randomly generated password, type kadmin at the HP-UX prompt, and specify the addrnd command, the principal name, and the policy name. Following is a sample output of the addrnd command:

command: addrnd

Name of Principal to add: admin

Enter policy name (Press enter key to apply default policy): Enter LDAP DN name (Press enter key to apply default policy): Principal added

Specifying a New Password

The cpw command enables you to specify a new password for the principal.

The general syntax for specifying a new password is as follows:

command: cpw

For example, to enable a new password for the principal admin, type kadmin at the HP-UX prompt, and specify the cpw command and the principal name. Following is a sample output of the cpw command:

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