HP UX Kerberos Data Security Software manual Propagation Tools

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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