Administering the Kerberos Server
Principal Database UtilitiesPrincipal Database UtilitiesPrincipal database utilities are tools that help you to globally manage the principal database. Use these tools only if the database was not properly created or configured during installation, or if you are debugging or upgrading your Kerberos server.
To use the principal database utilities, you must have root user privileges. Table
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| kdb_create | Create a principal database. |
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| kdb_destroy | Securely remove the principal database. |
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| kdb_dump | Dump the principal database to stdout or to a |
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| kdb_load | Load all principal names into the principal |
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| database from an existing database dump file. |
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| kdb_stash | Stash the master key of the Kerberos server. |
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Principal database utilities are described in detail later in this chapter. Export the following path before executing any of the commands at the
$ export PATH=$PATH:/opt/krb5/admin
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