Remote Administrator

The Remote Administrator, kadmin_ui, is the GUI based Administrator that runs on the Secondary Security Servers and the clients.

This program is used by principals with administrative privileges. It also enables administrators to maintain the database on the primary security server from their work stations on an on-going basis.

You can use kadmin_ui to:

Add, modify, specify or delete principals
Search for a principal
List administration permissions
Extract service principal information to the service key table
Add, modify, specify or delete realms
Edit the Default Group
Manage the admin_acl_file

The functionality of the kadmin_ui is identical to that of kadminl_ui. The following steps describe how to administer the Kerberos database using the kadmin_ui remotely.

Refer to “Local Administrator - kadminl_ui”, for more information.

The kadmin_ui window can be invoked by executing the following command at the command line prompt:

# /opt/krb5/bin/kadmin_ui

You must have a principal with administrative privileges to use the kadmin_ui program.
The following screen appears:
Figure 6-11 Logon Window (Remote Administrator)
Enter your principal name and password. You are prompted to change your password. The following screen enables you to do so:
Figure 6-12 Change Password Window (Remote Administrator)
NOTE: This screen is displayed only when you first logon using the Remote Administrator.
If you do not have the administrative privileges you will be unable to access the Kerberos database. The following message is displayed.
Figure 6-13 Warning Message (Remote Administrator)
If you have the appropriate administrative permissions, you will be able to access the database using the Remote Administrator.

The Graphical user interface for the Remote Administrator is similar to that of the Local Administrator. For more information on using the Remote Administrator, kadmin_ui, to administer your Kerberos Server, refer to “Local Administrator - kadminl_ui”.

Remote Administrator - kadmin_ui

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