Configuration

Configuration Files For The Kerberos Server

Configuration Files For The Kerberos Server

During installation, several critical Kerberos Server files should have been installed on your system. These files must now be configured on the Primary Security Server and then copied to all the Secondary Security Servers on your network. Table 5-1lists and briefly describes the server files that need to be configured. A detailed description of the configuration files listed in the table below is available in the subsequent sections of this chapter, for your reference.

Table 5-1

Security Server Files That Require Configuration

 

 

 

 

File

Function

 

 

 

 

krb.conf

Describes the default realm of the primary

 

 

server and the roles of each server for that

 

 

particular realm

 

 

 

 

krb.realms

Provides a way to map the host name or

 

 

domain name to the associated realm name

 

 

 

 

admin_acl_file

Controls the administrative permissions for

 

 

administrators.

 

 

 

 

password.policy

Controls password policy for the entire

 

 

security network

 

 

 

 

kpropd.ini

Contains the configuration information that

 

 

is used for propagation. This is a text file.

 

 

 

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