The kadmind command starts the administrative server. This administrative
server runs on Kerberos server that stores the Kerberos principal
database. The kadmind accepts password change requests and remote
requests to administer the information in this database.
kadmind requires the following configuration files to be set
for it to work appropriately:
- krb.conf
The Kerberos configuration
file contains configuration information for the Kerberos Server
.
Refer to “krb.conf”,
for more information.
- krb.realms
The Kerberos realms file
maps hostnames to their realms names. Refer to “krb.realms”, for more information.
- ACL
file
kadmind's access
control list (ACL) that lists the various principals along with
their respective permissions. This file is located in the /krb5 directory. Refer to “admin_acl_file”, for more information.
- Password
This files controls the password policy for all the
Policy
File Principals. For more information,
refer to “Password
Policy File”.
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