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38 lines
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Groff
.\" $Id: kdb_init.8,v 1.3 1997/04/02 21:09:54 assar Exp $
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.\" Copyright 1989 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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.\"
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.\" For copying and distribution information,
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.\" please see the file <mit-copyright.h>.
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.\"
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.TH KDB_INIT 8 "Kerberos Version 4.0" "MIT Project Athena"
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.SH NAME
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kdb_init \- Initialize Kerberos key distribution center database
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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kdb_init [
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.B realm
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]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.I kdb_init
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initializes a Kerberos key distribution center database, creating the
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necessary principals.
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.PP
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If the optional
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.I realm
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argument is not present,
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.I kdb_init
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prompts for a realm name.
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After determining the realm to be created, it prompts for
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a master key password. The master key password is used to encrypt
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every encryption key stored in the database.
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.SH DIAGNOSTICS
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.TP 20n
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"/var/kerberos/principal: File exists"
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An attempt was made to create a database on a machine which already had
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an existing database.
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.SH FILES
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.TP 20n
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/var/kerberos/principal.pag, /var/kerberos/principal.dir
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DBM files containing database
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.SH SEE ALSO
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kdb_destroy(8)
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