Propagation

Propagation Tools

Propagation Tools

Propagation of the principal database is managed and performed on each server in the propagation hierarchy by the kpropd daemon. It uses four local files, namely:

• prop_q - Default propagation input queue file that contains the names of each and every principal whose record has changed since the last successful database propagation.

• prop_q.wrk - Temporary working copy of prop_q, the default

 

propagation input queue file.

 

 

• prop_hostname - ASCII cache file created on the propagating

 

security server when the hostname security server is unavailable

 

during the principal database propagation cycle. The file contains

 

principal records that could not be propagated from the prop_q file to

 

the receiving server.

 

 

• prop_hostname.ok - Empty file created on the propagating security

 

server after a successful propagation to the hostname security server.

 

These are critical files and should not be compromised, under any

 

circumstances.

 

 

Table 7-1lists and briefly describes the propagation configuration tools.

 

The complete process for configuring propagation is provided in the

 

“Setting Up Propagation” on page 224 section of this Chapter.

Table 7-1

Propagation Tools

 

 

 

 

 

If You Want To:

Use This Tool:

 

 

 

 

Store the propagation configuration

kpropd.ini - this is a text file.

 

information used for propagation.

 

 

 

 

 

Create the default kpropd.ini file,

mkpropcf

 

based on the contents of the

 

 

configuration file, krb.conf.

 

 

 

 

 

Manually control propagation on

prpadmin

 

one or more servers once

 

 

propagation is configured and

 

 

started.

 

 

 

 

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